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THIS Map exhibits in detail the topography of the country in which the many superior Summer Resting Places of the ERIE are located. Its attractions P""™ 

are as diversified as they are picturesque and beautiful. MOUNTAIN and LAKE and STREAM-RAPID, CASCADE and CATARACT, with ROLLING FARM-LAND' i M 
and PRIMEVAL FOREST, combine to render this region especially and peculiarly a sanctuary during the hot summer months to those who seek 



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REST, HEALTH, OR RECREATION 

in the midst of rural beauty. That thousands of city people year after year spend their summer somewhere within its borders gives ample testimony to its ^E 

WONDERFUL HEALTHFULNESS. ^^g»y|^^ 

ITS SCENIC BEAUTIES ARE UNRIVALED. AS A SANITARIUM IT IS PEERLESS, ^^W ^^^^^ Wyk 



L. P. FARMER, Gtaunl Paaaenger Agent, 
QCO.DE HAVEN, AjalBtont Gen. Pauenger Agent, 
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SUMMER HOMES, 



Passenger Department. 

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Copyright. 

L. P. FARMER, 

General -Passenger Agent N. Y., L. E. & W. R. R. 

1 890. 



M. B. Beown, Printer, New York. 



EXPLANATORY. 



U T^SCURSION TICKETS," between New York or Jersey City and stations on 
Eastern Division (New York to Port Jervis, inclusive, including branches), 
and stations on N. Y. & G. L. R'y, are valid for continuous passage, either going 
or returning, until used ; other excursion tickets, referred to in the following pages , 
are valid for continuous passage, either going or returning, on date of issue, or 
at any time within thirty days next thereafter, on passenger trains stopping, as per 
current time-table, at stations named on tickets. 

U TfiAMILY TICKETS, 25 and 50 TRIPS," referred to in the following pages, are 
good for passage of the purchaser, of a member of, a visitor to, or a servant 
in the family, and valid for one (1) year from date of purchase. These 50-trip 
tickets are good for continuous passage in either direction between stations on 
Eastern and Delaware Divisions and New York, and the "25-trip" tickets are good 
between New York and stations west of Suffern to Susquehanna, inclusive. " 12-trip 
tickets" are issued at New York, Jersey City and Brooklyn to all stations on the 
main line and branches from stations west of Suffern to Susquehanna, inclusive ; also 
to stations on Lehigh & Hudson River Railway from Greycourt to Vernon, at rates 
named within. These 12-trip tickets will be sold from June 15th to September 1st, for 
continuous passage on any regular train up to October 31st of the year in which issued. 

ii "DACKAGE, 10, 20 and 25 TICKETS," referred to in the following pages, are 
good until used, in either direction. 

U /COMMUTATION TICKETS," referred to in the following pages, are valid for 
continuous passage between the stations named on the tickets on trains 
stopping, as per current time-table, at said stations, and will be honored for sixty 
rides between the stations and during the month named on the ticket, on presentation 
to the c^ luctor each trip, and to the ferry-master (at the ferry entrance on New 
York siae eaci. ,rip from New York, by the person named on the ticket. Holders 
of these -nw vtion tickets are privileged to ride as many times as they desire 

on any da T ays, but the total number of rides will be limited to 60. 

These tickets are issued only for calendar months ; bear, in each case, the date 
of the first day of the month for which they are issued, and expire with the last 
day- of month. 

For more particular information regarding tickets, rates, maps, time-tables, etc., 
or for copies of "Summer Homes," apply to the Company's Offices, 401 Broadway, 
corner Walker Street ; 317 Broadway, corner Thomas Street ; 957 Broadway, corner 
Twenty-third Street ; 713 Broadway ; 143 Bowery ; Chambers Street and West 
Twenty-third Street Ferry Stations, New York ; 331 and 333 Fulton Street, Brooklyn ; 
107 Broadway, Williamsburgh ; Corner Newark and Hudson Streets, Hoboken, N. J. ; 
and 182 Market Street, Newark, N. J, 

GEO. DE HAVEN, L. P. FARMER, 

Assistant General Passenger Agents General Passenger Agent, 

New York, New York, 



INDEX. 

Miles 

from N. T. Page 

Allendale, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line 25% 17 

Arden, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 44J4 26 

Arlington, Hudson Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 8 138 

Athenia, Passaic Co., 1ST. J Newark Branch 16% 91 

Avondale, Essex Co., N. J Newark Branch 12% 88 

Belleville, Essex Co., N. J Newark Branch 10% 87 

Blauveltville, Eockland Co., N. Y Piermont Branch 27*4 133 

Bloomfield, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake By. Division ... 12 138 

Bullville, Orange Co., N. Y Crawford Branch 74J4 117 

Callicoon, Sullivan Co., N. Y Main Line 136 70 

Campbell Hall, Orange Co., N. Y Montgomery Branch 64% 110 

Carlton Hill, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line ; 10% 8 

Cedar Grove, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ey. Division ... 19 143 

Central Valley, Orange Co. , N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 48% 92 

Chester, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 55J4 31 

Circleville, Orange Co., N. Y Crawford Branch 72 116 

Clifton, Passaic Co., N. J Main Line 13^ 10 

Cochecton, Sullivan Co., N. Y Main Line 130% 68 

Cooper, Passaic Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 43 148 

Cornwall, Orange Co., N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 56J^ 98 

Craigville, Orange Co., N. Y Newburgh Branch 5534 104 

Deposit, Broome Co., N. Y Main Line 177 83 

Dingman's Ferry, Pike Co. , Pa Stage from Port Jervis 103 52 

Essex, Essex Co., N. J Newark Branch 11J4 88 

Florida, Orange Co., N. Y Pine Island Branch 65J^ 114 

Franklin, Essex Co., N. J Newark Branch 14 90 

Garfield, Bergen Co., N. J Bergen Co. R. R. Division 12 8 

Glen Eyre, Pike Co., Pa Honesdale Branch U8J6 I 23 

Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 59% 32 

Great Notch, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 18 142 

Greenwood Lake, Orange Co., N. Y Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 45 148 

Greenwood Lake Glens Greenwood Lake Ry. Division. . . 45 152 

Greycourt, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 54J4 31 

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 80J4 40 

Hale's Eddy, Delaware Co., N. Y Main Line 172 82 

Hampton, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 63% 33 

Hancock, Delaware Co., N. Y Main Line 163% 80 

Hankins, Sullivan Co., N. Y Main Line 143 75 



Miles 
from N. Y. Page 

Harrison, Hudson Co., N.J Newark Branch 7 

Hawley, Wayne Co., Pa Honesdale Branch 127 124 

nawthorne, Passaic Co., N. J Main Lirie 18 H 13 

Hewitt, Passaic Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 40^ 147 

Highland Mills, Orange Co., N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 49^ 93 

High Point, Sussex Co., N. J Stage from Port Jervis 88 45 

Hillburn, Rockland Co., N. Y Main Line 32}^ 22 

Hohokus, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line 23>£ 15 

Honesdale, Wayne Co., Pa Honesdale Branch 135 126 

Houghton Farm, Orange Co. , N . Y Newburgh Short Cut 53% 95 

Howells, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 71 

Kimbles, Pike Co., Pa Honesdale Branch 123 123 

Lackawaxen, Pike Co., Pa Main Line HI 60 

Lakes MohODk and Minnewaska ! Stage from Wallkill Valley R. R . 80 113 

Lake View, Passaic Co., N. J Main Line 15 11 

Little Falls, Passaic Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 20 143 

Long Eddy, Sullivan Co., N. Y Main Line 146% 76 

Lordville, Delaware Co., N. Y Main Line 153 J^ 78 

Mahwab, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line 30 8 

Mast Hope, Pike Co., Pa Main Line H6J-6 63 

Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 6 ~ 35 

Milford, Pike Co., Pa Stage from Port Jervis 95 46 

Monks, Passaic Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 37 146 

Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 49^£ 28 

Monsey, Rockland Co. , N. Y Piermont Branch 35J^ 135 

Montclair Heights, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 16 141 

Montclair, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 13 139 

Montelac Park Greenwood Lake Ry. Division. . . 45 151 

Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y Montgomery Branch 69% 111 

Mountainville, Orange Co,, N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 54^ 96 

Nanuet, Rockland Co., N. Y Piermont Branch 31% 134 

Narrowsburg, Sullivan Co., N. Y Main Line 122*4 65 

Neelytown, Orange Co., N. Y Montgomery Branch 67 111 

Newark, Essex Co., N. J Newark Branch 8% 86 

Newburgh, Orange Co. , N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 63^ 102 

New Windsor, Orange Co., N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 6U>£ 101 

Nutley, Essex Co., N. J Newark Branch 13 89 

Orange, Essex Co., N. J Orange Branch 13 136 

Orangeburgh, Rockland Co., N. Y Piermont Branch 26 133 

Otisville, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 75% 39 

Oxford, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 5214 39 

Parker's Glen, Pike Co., Pa Main Line 103*4 56 

Passaic, Passaic Co., N. J Main Line 12J4 9 

Paterson, Passaic Co., N. J Main Line 16% 11 



Miles 

from N. Y. Page 

Pequannock, Passaic Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ky. Division ... 25 144 

Piermont, Rockland Co., N. Y Piennont Branch 26 129 

Pine Bush, Orange Co., N. Y Crawford Branch 8034 US 

Pine Island, Orange Co., N. Y Pine Island Branch 71^ 115 

Pompton Plains, Morris Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 27 145 

Pompton Junction, Passaic Co., N. J. . . Greenwood Lake Ey. Division ... 29 145 

Pond Eddy, Pike Co., Pa Main Line 99 55 

Port Jervis, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 8834 41 . 

Eamapo, Rockland Co., N. Y Main Line SS% 22 

Ramseys, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line 27J6 18 

Ridgewood, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line 22 14 

Rowlands, Pike Co., Pa Honesdale Branch 115 121 

Rutherford, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line %y% 7 

Salisbury Mills, Orange Co., N. Y. Newburgh Branch . 63>£ 105 

Shohola, Pike Co., Pa Main Line 107 56 

Singac, Passaic Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 21 144 

Sloatsburg, Rockland Co., N. Y Main Line 353^ 24 

Somerset, Passaic Co., N. J Newark Branch 1534 90 

Southfields, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 42 25 

Sparkill, Rockland Co., N. Y Piermont Branch 25 131 

Sparrowbush, Orange Co. , N. Y. . Main Line 20% 54 

Spring Yalley, Rockland Co., N. Y Piermont Branch 3434 134 

Sterlington, Rockland Co., N. Y Main Line 34 23 

Stockport, Delaware Co. , N. Y Main Line 15934 r 9 

Stone Bridge, Orange Co., N. Y Lehigh & Hudson River Ry 62 107 

Suffern, Rockland Co., N. Y Main Line 32 20 

Sugar Loaf, Orange Co., N. Y Lehigh & Hudson River Ry 57 107 

Thompson Ridge, Orange Co. , N. Y Crawford Branch 77 117 

Turners, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 4734 26 

Tuxedo, Orange Co., N. Y Main Line 3834 24 

Undercliff, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line 23 15 

Upper Montclair, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 15 141 

Vail's Gate June. , Orange Co. , N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 58J^ 100 

Waldwick, Bergen Co., N. J Main Line ?4J^ 16 

Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y Lehigh & Hudson River Ry 64^ 108 

Washingtonville, Orange Co. , N. Y Newburgh Branch 61 104 

Watchung, Essex Co., N. J Greenwood Lake Ry. Division ... 14 140 

Westcolang Park, Pike Co., N. Y 113^ 62 

Woodbury, Orange Co., N. Y Newburgh Short Cut 50% 94 

Woodside, Essex. Co., N. J Newburgh Branch 1034 87 



SUMMER HOMES 



ON THE 



Picturesque Erie. 



FROM THE PASSAIC TO THE RAMAPO. 

RUTHERFORD, As quickly reached from the City 

bergen county, n.j. Hall, New York, as is Twenty- 

9}4 miles from New York. third Street by the elevated road. 

27 trains from New York week days. _ . , , , , . . £ 

25 trains to New York week days. ThlS healthy, thriving tOWIl 01 

S != toXwToitun^ 8 - 5,000 inhabitants is the residence 

Fare one way, 30 cents. f m any New York business men, 

Round trip, 40 cents. J _. ' 

Family commutation, 50 trips,$7.50. whose elaborate dwellings and 
elegant grounds show cultivated taste. Situated in the 
midst of the high, rolling country lying between the 
" Meadows" and the Passaic Eiver, a natural drainage is 
afforded which cannot be excelled by art. Enjoyable 
drives in every direction; good fishing and boating in 
Passaic Kiver ; woodcock and snipe shooting in Jersey 
Meadows. Good public and private schools and churches 
of every denomination. Excellent stores and markets 
of all kinds. 



BOARDING HOUSES. 



3 single, 6 double rooms ; adults, 
>1. Good livery accommodations, 



E. A. Bekry — 3 minutes' walk. 

$5 to $7 ; children, $3 ; transient, 
f 1 per hour. 

Mrs, C. Van Riper — 4 minutes' walk. 6 single, 5 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 to $8 ; children, proportionately ; $1 per day ; discount for 
season. Good livery accommodations. 



Carlton Hill is a recently opened 
station (formerly called West 
Rutherford) and serves a charm- 
ingly delightful district between 
Rutherford and Passaic. It is a 
progressive village of 250 inhabi- 
Famiiy commutation, so trips, $8.75 tants, situated on the east bank 
of the Passaic River ; good boating and fishing and gun- 
ning. General store, public school and one Union church. 
Large florist's and bleachery. 



CARLTON HILL, 

BERGEN COUNTY, N. J. 

10% miles from New York. 

13 trains from New York week days 

17 trains to New York week days. 

8 trains from New York Sundays. 

8 trains to New York Sundays, 
Fare one way, 35 cents. 
Round trip, 50 cents. 



GARFIELD, 

BERGEN COUNTY, N. J. 



Garfield is one of the most pro- 
gressive towns along the line of 
the "Picturesque Erie." The 
town was founded by Gilbert D. 
Bogart, an enterprising New 
Yorker, about four years ago, 
and lies directly opposite the city of Passaic, on the 
Bergen County short-cut of the Erie. Population, 1,000. 



12 miles from New York. 
3 trains from New York week days 
3 trains to New York week days, 

Fare one way, 40 cents. 

Round trip, 55 cents. 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $10 



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Good public schools, Presbyterian and Reformed churches, 
and excellent stores. The river Passaic is spanned by an 
iron bridge, which connects Garfield with Passaic. The 
growth of this place has been marvelous. Last year sixty 
houses were built, and there will be fifty to sixty more 
erected the present season. 

The town is inhabited by New Yorkers. There is a 
good hotel and several boarding houses in the place. It 
takes but thirty-five minutes to reach the town from the 
metropolis. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Mrs. E. Clark — 5 minutes' walk. 6 double rooms ; adults, $7 to 
$8; $1.25 per day; no children or servants taken. Good fishing; bass, 
pickerel, &c. 



PASSAIC, A place of metropolitan culture 

passaic county, n.j. and enterprise, situated in the 

28 mile f froi S- Ne J T ork ' elevated country -just beyond the 

27 trams from New York week days. " •* ^ 

25 trains to New York week days. PaSSaic Piver. Population, 14,- 

13 trains from New York Sundays, aaa ',-> , -, ■, 

13 trains to New York Sundays. U(J U, Wlt h a stealy yearlv increase. 

2::™z%ZT- Ma *y ele s ant and <^% resi- 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $10. denceS, excellent Schools, both 

public and private, and churches of every denomination. 
The shops and stores are well stocked. Streets broad 
and well lighted, and there are upwards of fifty miles of 
flagged sidewalks. Surrounding country high and healthy. 
Pine drives in every direction, and good boating and 
fishing in the river ; Dundee Lake but three miles away. 
" The Citizen's Association," composed of wealthy and 
prominent citizens of Passaic, has for its object the per- 



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man en t improvement of the city in the way of pavements, 
water works, sewers, street-car lines, public baths, <fec. ? &c, 
and under its auspices Passaic is rapidly becoming a model 
inland city. At the time of onr going to press, the "New 
Club House is about completed. This is to be a favorite 
rendezvous for the elite of Passaic. The rooms are all 
lofty and light, and the ventilation is perfect. The ball- 
room is spacious and fitted up with all the most modern 
improvements. 

HOTEL. 

Simmons House — H. F. Simmons, Prop. 5 minutes' walk from 
Prospect St. station. 9 single and 7 double rooms. Kates for adults, 
$7 to $12 per week; children and servants, half price. Transient 
rates, $2 per day ; good livery ; 20 good row boats and one steam 
launch attached to the House. Fine lawns for croquet, with plenty of 
shade trees ; fair fishing ; first-class table. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Mrs. H. R. Wells — 6 minutes' walk. 3 single and 7 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 to $10 ; transient rates, $1.50 per day; children, according 
to age. Good livery. 

Mrs. M. L. Sackett— f mile from Passaic Bridge station. 3 single 
and 6 double rooms ; adults, $16 ; $1.50 per day ; no children. 



CLIFTON, This exceptionally healthy town 

passaic county, n.j. of 800 inhabitants is located in 

13^ miles from New York. the midst of a gentlv undulating 

22 trains from New York week days. . ^ & 

23 trains to New York week days. COimtry. Union church, nsed by 
13 trains from New York Sundays. n i ,• ^ t 

12 trains to New York Sundays. all denominations; also nsed on 
Fare one way 45 cents. occasions of public entertain- 

Round trip, 6d cents. * 

Family Commutation, 50 trips,$11.25 ments. Good public School, with 

about 200 pupils. Driving jjark in centre of town. 
Good hotel near beautiful grove. Surroundings delight- 
ful; fine drives to Paterson, Passaic, Kutherford and 



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HackensacL Eoads broad, solid and clean. Dundee 
Lake and Passaic R\ ver onl y a short walk. Good fishing 
and gunning near at hand. Dwellings tasteful in style 
and comfortably appointed, many having superior water 
and drainage facilities. 



LAKE VIEW, 

PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. 

15 miles from New York. 

20 trains from New York week days. 

20 trains to New York week days. 

13 trains from New York Sundays. 

12 trains to New York Sundays. 

Fare one way, 50 cents. 

"Round trip, 70 cents 



A suburb of Paterson. Situated 
between that city and the village 
of Clifton, this quiet village par- 
takes of the characteristics of 
both places. Population, 500. 
The residence of many New 
Family commutation, so trips,$i2.5o York business men. Natural 
drainage, and abundance of pure water. Passaic Eiver 
near at hand, and Dundee Lake one mile distant. Pres- 
byterian church, and large modern public school. Good 
grocery ; good hotel ; post office, and express office. 

HOTEL. 
Lake View Hotel— P. H. Mace, Proprietor— 5 minutes' walk. 

15 single rooms ; adults, $9 ; children, half rates ; servants, $6 ; $2 per 
day. Livery attached to hotel ; good fishing at Dundee Lake, only a 
short distance. 



PATERSON, This city is essentially one of in- 

passaic county, n.j. dustry and trade : The third city 

16-m miles from New York j n the State in population (80,- 

49 trains from NewYork week days. ir Jr \ ) 

48 trains to New York week days. 000), and One of the greatest in 
19 trains from New York Sundays. - 1 tt • • • 

co trains to New York Sundays. tne U ni °n m importance, variety, 

SE^iSST and extent of its manufacturing 

Family commutation^ trips, $12.50 interests. The scenery round 
about Paterson is romantic, the Passaic Falls being second 



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only to Niagara in grandeur. There are many choice 
drives, and numerous handsome churches, schools, &c. 
The stores and shops of Paterson are exceptionally well 
stocked, and residents of the outlying towns on either 
side — Clift@n, Lake Yiew, Garfield, Hawthorne, Ridge- 
wood. &c. — find it of great convenience for shopping and 
marketing purposes. While Paterson makes no particular 
provision for the summer boarder, there are many hotels 
which furnish excellent accommodations to the visitor. 

Of the Passaic Falls, both as a prominent factor in the 
manufacturing industries of the city of Paterson and as 
possessing great natural beauty, a recent writer states : 
" ' The Great Falls of the Passaic ' are one of the features 
of the city. The power furnished by them was the orig- 
inal inducement for the location of a city at their base. 
Passaic Falls have long been conceded as unmatched for 
their picturesque surroundings, even as they are undoubt- 
edly unique in their configuration. The Society for 
Establishing Useful Manufactures in Paterson early saw 
the great power and promise of the Falls of Passaic from 
a manufacturing standpoint, and by a special charter, 
granted by the State of New Jersey, this Society was 
given almost unlimited authority in the direction of 
establishing an available water-power and the desired 
manufactures." Of the changes made at aiid about the 
Falls since the Society began its operations, the writer 
continues : "At first a slender dam w T as built, 200 yards 
higher up the stream than the present one just above the 
Falls. * * * The present existing dam was con- 
structed in 1838-40, of immense blocks of stone, bolted 



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together to their rock-bed with powerful clamps of iron. 
The water is thus diverted into an artificial channel con- 
structed across the deep ravine and through the rocks, 
which barely permit its passage. From this point it is 
made to turn in succession three tiers of factories, the 
height of the Fall allowing three raceways, the water 
being used successively that number of times, after which 
it is once more discharged into the river, at a distance of 
scarcely half a mile from the point of leaving it." 

" The Great Falls "of the Passaic, or ' Passaich/ as it 
was called in the early days, have the extraordinary 
water-shed of over 800 square miles. The minimum 
supply for mill purposes in a dry season is fifty square 
feet, the average flow, of course, being vastly greater. 
The aggregate horse-power is 2,640. Much the greater 
portion of the horse-power still remains the property of 
the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures." 



HAWTHORNE, A well-drained, healthy town of 

passaic county, n. j. 350, and growing rapidly, the 

ism miles from New York. increase in population during the 

1? trains from New York week days. . „. 

12 trains to New York week days, past year being fifteen per cent. 

ir^lloSel e Y^ V ^T' Sit ™ te <* the ba * k 0f the PaS " 
Fare one way, 60 cents. ga j c opposite PaterSOn. Good 

Round trip, 85 cents. . 

ramiiy commutation, 50 trips, $15. boating and fishing. The sur- 
rounding country is generally rolling and well wooded, 
the G-offle Hills furnishing a proper background to a 
charming landscape. Two public schools and Union 
church. 



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BOARDING HOUSE. 

P. D. Westervelt — % mile ; transportation free. 2 single rooms, 
2 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, $3.50 ; servants, $5 ; $1.25 
per day ; discount for season. Good fishing, 



RIDGEWOOD. An enterprising village, with, a 

bergen county, n.j. population of 2,200, which is 

22 miles from New York. steadily increasing. Situate in 

19 trains from NewYork week days. _ 1 ._ -„ tt i 

ig trains to New York week days, the heart oi the .raramus Val- 
e!rSHew e YoSs"d^ ayS - %, and surrounded by sloping, 

rare one way, 70 cents. f orest-covered hills. Many taste- 

Round trip, 95 cents. m _ " 

Family Commutation,50 trips, $17.50 ful and elaborate residences, and 
prominent New York business men make this their home. 
Unexcelled surface drainage and water supply. Excep- 
tionally healthy. Two public and two private schools. 
One Episcopal and two Dutch Reformed churches. 
Good stores and shops. Splendid drives and good fish- 
ing and gunning near at hand. The town is about to be 
laid out in lots, and a portion of the ridge opposite the 
station will be used as a public park. 

HOTELS. 

A. G. Hopper — 1 block. 15 single and 2 double rooms;- $2 per day. 
A. Tebhune — 5 minutes' walk. 9 single and 2 double rooms ; $1.53 
per day 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Mrs. M. C. Duffy — 2 minutes' walk. 2 single and 3 double rooms ; 
adults,. $5. 50 to $6.50, according to accommodation ; good livery. 

S. M. Yass — ll miles; conveyance free. 2 single and 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $7; children, $3 to $5 ; $1.50 per day. Good fishing. 



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UNDERCLIFF, 

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. 

23 miles from New York. 

13 trains from New York week clays. 

13 trains to New York week days . 

7 trains from New York Sundays. 

6 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 75 cents. 
Round trip, $1. 



This is said to be one of the 
prettiest spots on the Erie. 
An elegant new station has 
just been erected. The view is 
unsurpassed. The Monastry 
on Jersey City Heights and 

Family Commutation,^ trips, $18.75 the Spire Oil church at Fort 

Lee are in plain sight. The light from the Statue of 
Liberty can be seen on a clear night. Soil, rich loam 
and red sand stone. Excellent spring water. Good 
fishing in Franklin Lake, which is only a short drive 
from here. Population, about 500, and rapidly in- 
creasing. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Charles E. Cole— 2 miles ; free transportation. 4 single, 5 double 
rooms; adults, $5 to $8; children, $3 to $4; servants, $5; transient, 
$1.50 ; discount for season. Good livery accommodations, reasonable 
rates. Good fishing in Saddle River- trout, bass, &c. Gunning. 

The Cedars — J. B. Keiser. y Q mile; conveyance free. 2 double 
rooms; adults, $7; children, $5; $1.50 per day; no servants taken. 
Livery at moderate rates. Fishing and gunning. 

Surrounded by most romantic 
j. and picturesque scenery, this 

charming village offers rare at- 
tractions to him who would pitch 
his tent in the midst of rural 
beauty. The Hohokus Creek, 
from which the town derives its 
name, is a swift-running stream, its fountain head being 
a series of spring-fed lakelets far up among the hills, 
from which it comes coursing down through the " Sylvan 



HOHOKUS, 

BERGEN COUNTY, N, 

23^ miles from New York. 

14 trains from New York week days. 

12 trains to New York week days. . 

7 trains from New York Sundays. 

6 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 75 cents. 
Round trip, $1. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $18.7 



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Glen," a densely-wooded ravine 3 with here and there a 
rock-bound spring of ice-cold water, providing a delight- 
fully cool and refreshing retreat during the hot summer 
days. The town and surrounding country are remark- 
ably healthy; no malaria, no chills — excellent surface 
drainage and pure cold spring water in abundance. 
From the hill-tops magnificent views of the country for 
miles around are to be had, and there are splendid walks 
and drives in every direction. Exceptionally good fish- 
ing and gunning. Hohokus has a population of 1,500, 
good public and private schools, a Catholic and a Methodist 
church, and two good general stores. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 
J. A. Osborn — 3"2 mn e 5 ^ ree transportation to and from two trains, 
morning and evening. 12 rooms ; adults, $7 to $9 ; children, half 
price ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day ; discount for season. Old-fash- 
ioned farm house. 

B. K. Van Noetwick — 34 mile. 10 double rooms ; adults, $8 to 
$10 ; children, $4 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $2. 

G. N. Bamper — 3€ mne ; conveyance free. 2 single and 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 to $8 ; children under ten, half price ; servants $5 ; 
$1.50 per day; discount for season. Livery, Good fishing and gunning. 



WALDWICK, The railroad reaches at this 

bergen county, n.j. village an altitude of 600 feet 

24% miles from New York. above sea level. Surroundings 

12 trains from New York week days. . ° 

11 trains to New York week days. liealtlliul and picturesque 

4 trains from New York Sundays. n • i p n 

6 trains to New York Sundays. the quiet ol the Very many re- 
Pare one way 80 cents, treats is broken only by the 

Round trip, $1.05 cents. m J \ 

Family Commutation^ trips, $20.00 rumble of the trains. It is the 

favorite summer home of many New York families. 



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Malaria unknown. Population about 500. Public school, 
and Methodist Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches. 
Good general store. Excellent railway facilities. Being 
only one hour's ride, it presents special advantages to 
those desiring a comfortable residence within easy 
reach of New York during the hot season of the year. 



ALLENDALE, A progressive village of 600 in- 

bergen county, n.j. habitants. Situated on the bank 



miles from New York. f the Saddle Kiver, in the midst 

15 trains from NewYork week days. 

13 trains to New York week days. 01 a Well-WOOded, hilly COUntry. 

7 trains from New York Sundays, n irL-C i x* j 

6 trains to New York Sundays. HealtMulneSS Unquestioned. 

Fare one way 80 cents. Q 0Q & sur f ace drainage and plen- 

Koundtnp, $1.10. m & r 

Family commutation,^ trips, $20.00 tiful supply of excellent water. 
Many handsome places of residence. Streams plentiful, 
and alive with game fish of every variety, and the hunter 
will find plenty of occupation for dog and gun. One 
public and one private school, and a Methodist and an 
Episcopal church. Grood market and stores. Allendale 
has also a fine public hall. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mount Pleasant Farm House— Mrs. W. A. Ackerman — P. O. 

address, Saddle River, Bergen County, 1ST. J. — 2 miles ; transportation 
free. 2 single, 7 double rooms; adults, $8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $4; 
$2 per day ; discount for season. Good fishing and gunning — trout, 
pickerel, woodcock, etc. Guide on place. 

Shady Lawn — Peter G, Powell—*- mile. 4 single, 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; children and servants, $4 ; $1.25 per day. 



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RAMSEYS, Population, 1,200. Situated at 

bergen county, n. j. the outlet of that portion of the 

27^ miles from New York. Ramapo Talley lying in northern 

15 trains from New York week days. L ., . -, 

12 trains to New York week days. JN eW Jersey, it OCCUpieS tilC 

7 trains from New York Sundays. l.^liPcf -nnrti on of Rpro-pn fmin- 
6 trains to New York Sundays. nigneSL portion 01 J3ergen COlin v 

Fare one way, 85 cents. f-y, and has everything to recoin- 

Round trip, $1.15. -. . mi • 

Family commutation,50 trips, $21.25 mend it. The entire region IS 
healthful and beautiful. The climate is perfect, and the 
soil productive to a rare degree, making the locality 
famous for the perfection attained by its fruits and 
vegetables. Enjoyable drives, romantic walks, and good 
gunning. The permanent home of many prominent 
and cultivated people. One Lutheran and two Re- 
formed Dutch churches, good public school and well- 
stocked shop and stores. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mrs. Jacob Crotjter— V£ miles ; conveyance 25 cents. 3 single 
rooms, 3 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1 50 per day. Good fishing— bass and pickerel. 

A. H. Ackehman— 1 mile ; transportation free. 5 single and 7 
double rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children, $4 to $5 ; servants, $5 j 
discount for season. Good livery. Fishing and gunning. 



MAHWAH, Situated at the entrance to the 

bergen county, n. j. charming Ramapo Yalley, and 

30 miles from New York. m the midst of a COUntlW f amOUS 
14 trains from New York week days. , _._ .. , 

13 trains to New York week days. 101' its pictureSqueiieSS, J\iailWan 

7 trains from New York Sundays. . . rlpQirahlp ad an 

6 trams to New York Sundays. 1S m many ways aesnaDie as an 

Fare one way, 95 cents. abiding place. It has a DOpula- 

Round trip, $1.25. & r l r 

Family Commutation 50 trips, $23.75 tion of 1,200, and numbers among 

its j>ermanent residents many noted New York business 



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men. Deliglitful walks and drives to cool and healthful 
mountain retreats. Good fishing and hunting. The view 
of the Ramapo Mountains from this point is fine. 
Healthfulness unquestioned ; drainage perfect, and an 
abundance of spring water. Good grocery stores, good 
public schools, and churches of the Methodist, Episcopal 
and Catholic denominations. 



IN THE RAMAPO VALLEY. 

At Suffern the Erie swings into the Ramapo Valley, 
through a narrow defile. For fifteen miles the valley 
extends, mountain-bound, and at times it is of barely suf- 
ficient width to allow the passage, side by side, of the 
rive?, the historic post road, and the Erie, while again it 
will widen out into a dell or ravine which marks the 
course of a mountain rill or torrent. Here and there, 
too, the mountains recede, and the valley spreads itself 
into a fertile plain, and in these occasional plateaus nes- 
tle, in the order named, the little hamlets of Hillburn, 
Ramapo, Sterlington, Sloatsburg, Tuxedo Park, South- 
fields and Arden. The river itself is a panorama of rare 
beauty. Its headwaters are in a series of mountain 
springs and lakes, and in its course through the valley it 
first meanders across the flat lands, then sinks into a nar- 
row, deep bowl, to widen presently into a placid lake, 
and finally, before its exit into the level country beyond 
the, valley, it tumbles over a ledge of rocks, and falls, a 
seething, roaring mass, to its rocky bed fully fifty feet 
below. In the quiet portions the boating is charming ; 
the banks now and then open into snug grottoes and dells, 



down which come sparkling, splashing streams from the 
rock-bound springs above, while the dense overhanging 
foliage affords a refreshing shade, and there are many 
sheltered pools where the bathing is delightful. The 
river, as well as the mountain lakes from which it springs, 
is populous with game fish, and in the wooded mountains 
small game of every variety is plentiful, insuring to the 
visitor the best of sport with rod or gun. 

The Ramapo country is in every way charming, and in 
the way of convenient and well-appointed retreats, emi- 
nently well arranged for the accommodation of the sum- 
mer visitor. 

SUFFERN, Situate on the east side of the 

™Z^w U ™: "• Y " rocky pass of the Kamapo, 6uf- 

17 trains from New York week days, fern, with its Surroundings, pre- 

15 trains to New York week days. . . i 

7 trains from New York Sundays. Sents a choice picture 01 natural 

;a r t r^way,T 1 TorkS,mdayS - beauty. Southward and east- 
Eound trip, $1.35. ward from the mountains, as far 

Family Commutation^ trips, $25.00 

13 trip tickets, $6.00. as the eye can reach, the land- 

scape is made up of rolling woodland, interspersed with 
thrifty farms. From the summit of " Old Houverkopf," 
on the west side of the rocky pass, a view of many hun- 
dred square miles of mountain and plain can be had. 
Through this broad expanse many a brook and rivulet 
makes its way to the Ramapo, and dotted here and 
there are numerous lakes and ponds. The hunter or 
fisher in this region may always count on the best of 
luck. The entire country is exceptionally healthy. 
Leading physicians specially recommend its climate to 
sufferers from bronchial and pulmonary affections. 



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There are delightful drives in every direction. The 
beautiful Sterling Lake is but twelve miles away. The 
population of Snflfern numbers 1,200. It has broad streets 
and attractive homes, and there are many well-appointed 
country seats and prosperous farms. Effective drainage 
and an abundance of spring and well water. Good stores 
and shops. One public and two private schools ; a Cath- 
olic, a Methodist, and an Episcopalian church. 

SUMMER HOTELS. 

Mountain View— David Fox, Proprietor— P. O. address, Suffern, 
K Y.— 1 mile ; transportation 50c. 6 single rooms, 32 double rooms ; 
adults, $8 to $10 ; children under ten, $7 to $3 ; servants, $6 to $8 ; 
$2.50 per day. Can furnish boats, fishing tackle and guns at reason- 
able charge; proprietor furnishes man to act as guide at reasonable 
rates ; good livery ; furnishes a four in-hand for pleasure driving at a 
reasonable charge ; saddle horses for ladies and gentlemen ; fine cro- 
quet and lawn tennis ground, billiard table, bowling alley, ball room, 
&c. Best of references from former guests. Music engaged for the 
summer dancing. 

Mountain Hotel — Wm. Taylor, Proprietor — Opposite station. 
12 single rooms, 4 double rooms; $2 per day. Livery attached. Good 
fishing and gunning; boats, guides, tackle, dogs, &c. furnished. 

Samuel T. Blauvelt — P. O. address, Viola, Rockland County, 
IS". Y. — 4 miles from Tallmans station transportation $1. 1 single 
and 4 double rooms; adults, $6 ; children, $4; servants, $5; transient, 
$1.50. Livery. Fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. C. E. Cooper — %% miles ; free conveyance ; 2 single, 12 
double rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and servants, $6 ; $1,50 per day. 
Good livery. Fishing and boating. 



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Eureka House — K. Riggs, Proprietor — Near. 8 s'ngle, 4 double 
sleeping rooms ; adults, $12 to $14 ; transient, $2 per day ; discount 
for season. Good fishing— bass and pickerel ; gunning, and an ex- 
cellent livery. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

T. "W. Suffekn" — % m il e 5 transportation free. 4 single rooms, 
16 double rooms ; adults, $8 to $12 ; $1.50 per day. Good livery. 

Augustus Coe — 2% miles ; transportation free. 3 single, 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 ; children under 12, half price ; servants, $5 ; tran- 
sient, $1.50. No discount for season. 

L. D. N. Coe — 2 miles. 5 single rooms, 10 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 to $8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50 per day. 
Furnish livery. Good fishing. 

HILLBURIM, But a short distance from Suf- 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. £ -, i , i t • xl • ,-i 

82^ miles from New York. fern, and located directly m the 

6 trains from New York week days. ror lr V -noqa w hi P h pommflndq thP 
4 trains to New York week days. roCKy P<^ WHICH COmnidllUb Llie 

4 trains from New York Sundays. en t ra nce to the Valley, and ai- 
3 trains to New York Sundays. J ' 

Fare one way, $1-05. mogt unc [ er the shadow of the 

Round trip, $1.40. 

Family commutation.so trips, $26.25 famous Torne Mountain, this 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $13.15 , . . , , -, .-.-, .,-, ., 

12 trip tickets, $0.30. thriving, healthy village, with its 

winding* and well-shaded streets, its fountain and its 
handsome places of residence, presents a very attractive 
picture, and is a choice spot for summer residence. 

RAMAPO, A short mile beyond Hillburn, it 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. -, ., n , .-, n 

33M miles from New York. derives its name Irom a tribe ol 

l^^ZiSSSST Indians called Bamapaugh. It 

"SsloTefSsuX^' isinthe raidst of groundings 
Fare one way $to5. beautiful to an extreme, and in 

Kound trip, $1.40. < # 

Family commutation,50trips,$26.25 every direction one may find 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $13. 15 i . i • t l 

12 trip tickets, $6.30. something to charm him. Lakes, 

waterfalls, and glens are scattered about with a prodigal- 



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ity unecjualed, while elegantly-appointed country seats 
greet the eye at every turn. Just above u Suffern's 
Clove," which was the name of the rocky pass affording 
entrance to the Ramapo Valley, and overlooking the vil- 
lage of Kamapo, is the Torne Mountain, which, rising 
750 feet above the surrounding country and 1,189 feet 
above the level of the sea, is capped by an immense dome 
of gray stone. Population, 300. A good public school 
and one Presbyterian church. One grocery and one gen- 
eral store. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Terrace Hall — Frank S. Harris — 200 yards. 5 single, 25 
double rooms ; transportation free ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children, $5 to 
$8 ; servants, $5 to $8 ; $2 per day ; discount for season guests. 
Good livery in connection ; plenty of stable room ; good fishing and 
gunning ; guides furnished. Send for circular. 



STERLINGTON, Q ne mi i e f rom Ramapo, and the 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. . r ' 

34 miles from New York. junction oi the railroad oi the 

7 trains from New York week days, n, v t itt t • i-\ ,i 

4 trains to New. York week days. sterling iron Works With the 

4 trains from New York Sundays. T?„'^ T*L ~ C*. V •„ -C 

3 trains to New York Sundays. ^ rie « lne Sterling mmeS fur- 

SunTtrip^fiS;. 105 nmited ' $1 '° 8 ' nisned tne ore from which, dur- 

FamOy Commutation^ trips,|27.50 j n g the Eevolutioil, the great 
Family Commutation,^ tnps,$13.75 & , 'to 

12 trip tickets, $6.60. chain was wrought which was 

stretched across the Hudson at Newburgh. The Sterling 
Company's railroad runs to Sterling Lake — famous for 
its beauty, and a popular picnic ground. There are no 
facilities for the summer boarder at Sterlington. 



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SLOATSBURG, 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. 

35^j miles from New York. 
6 trains from New York week days. 

4 trains to New York week days. 

5 trains from New York Sundays. 
4 trains to New York Sundays. 

Fare oneway, $1 .10; limited, $1.08. 
Round trip, $1.45. 

Family Commutation, 50 trips,$27.50 
Family Commutation,25 trips, $13.75 
12 trip tickets, $6.60. 

Romantic drives. 



Situated in the midst of wild and 
beautiful surroundings, with 
streams and lakes in profusion. 
A paradise for sportsmen ; Tux- 
edo Lake, 3 miles ; Portague 
Lake, 1 mile; Cedar Lake, 2 
miles ; others in the vicinity. 
Bass and pickerel fishing. Lakes 
from 500 to 1,000 feet above tide. Good hunting — par- 
tridge, woodcock and quail. Population, 1,200. Good 
public school; Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal 
churches near at hand ; good stores and markets. Many 
people make this their summer resting-place. 



BOARDING AND FARM HOUSE. 

Mrs. Theodobe Haff — P. O. address, Sloatsburg, N. Y. , 3 min- 
utes' walk; 4 double rooms. Adults, $7 to $9; transient, $1.50. 
Good fishing and gunning. Guides provided. 



Named from a beautiful lake a 
mile and a half distant, which is 
famous as a fishing ground. The 
lake, together with about 6,000 
Fare one way, $1.20; limited," si-08. acres of the countrv immediatelv 

Round trip, $1.60. . . \ J ' J 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $30. surrounding it, IS Owned by the 
Family Commutation,25 trips, $15. m i -r» i a • i • i 

as trip tickets, $7.20. luxedo Park Association, which, 

composed of wealthy gentlemen of New York, was organ- 



TUXEDO, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. 

38J4 miles from New York. 

1 1 trains from New York week days 

10 trains to New York week days. 

7 trains from New York Sundays. 

6 trains to New York Sundays 



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ized some three years ago for the purpose of converting 
this property into a Golossal game preserve and sporting 
ground, and so much has been done toward accomplishing 
this object that this resort is now probably the most ex- 
tensive and complete of its kind in the world. The 
grounds are elaborately laid out in a system of boule- 
vards and mountain drives. Tasteful cottages and villas 
abound, and on the shore of the lake is the extensive 
club-house of the Association, which is provided with 
every modern convenience for the accommodation and 
entertainment of members and their guests. 

SOUTH FIELDS, Situated in the midst of beauti- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. j. -. ,n , -, 

42 miles from New York. iul scenery that embraces innu- 

8 trains from New York week days. u IqVpq o-lprm and qfr-Pflrm 

5 trains to New York week days. Hierdulb ldKeb, gieilb dlld bll edlllb, 

5^S 8 Jn°^ Ne vT°? s r days ' this healthful village is unsur- 

4 trains to New York Sundays. o 

Round n tri Wa $i75' 8 ° ; Jimited ' $1 '° 8 " P asse d in the picturesqueness of 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, £32.50 its SlirrOimdingS. Population, 

Family Commutation, 25 trips, $16.25 ._._ . , . ,. , 

12 trip tickets, $7.80. 600. A good public school, a 

Methodist church, and a well-stocked general store. A 
number of well-known public men have country seats 
here, and it is very popular as a summer resort. 



BOARDING HOUSE. 

Walworth's Mountain Cottage — Proprietor, C. A. Walworth 
— I mile ; conveyance free. 28 rooms ; rates on application. Good 
livery. Fishing and gunning, 

Mrs. M. J. Coffey — 34 mile ; accommodation for 8 ; adults $6 to 
$8. Very comfortable house for Summer hoarders. 



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A R D E N , Situated two miles beyond South- 

tR™™™^' fields, is an attractive place, with 

9 trams from New York week days. numerous lakes near at hand. 

5 trains to New York week days. 

5 trains from New York Snndays. Population 250. A good public 

4 trains to New York Sundays. x ti • i i s>t 

Fare one way, $1.35; limited, $1.08. school, an LpiSCOpal and a Cath- 

Round trip, $1.85. ,. , , AT -. . 

Family Commutation,50trips,$33. 75 OllC CnurCU. JN O SUOpS Or Stores; 

Family Commutation,25trips,$l(5.90 • j , . i , rn ,i 

12 trip tickets, $8.10. residents trade at I urners, three 
miles distant. Outside of its exceptional facilities for 
fishing and gunning, the "Ramble," a romantic glen, at 
the extreme limit of which is an elegant country resi- 
dence, is one of the chief points of interest to visitors to 
Arden. • 

TURNERS, Is forty-seven miles from New 

^ifes^fomTw^k/- York, and at the end of the Ra- 

12 trains from New York week days. map0 R an ge. Here Commences 

10 trains to New York week days. r ° 

7 trains from New York Sundays, the world renowned Orange 

7 trains to New York Sundays. . m 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. County dairy region, and Tur- 

Round trip, $1.95. . „ d ° ' 

Family Commutation^ trips,$36.25 ners IS a lamOUS milk Station. 

Family Commutation,25trips,$18.15 mi -, -, t 7 . ., 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. 1 he lakes and ponds m the im- 

mediate vicinity are well stocked with game fish, and the 
wooded hills and mountains are populous with partridge, 
quail, woodcock, etc. Slaughter Lake, 3 miles ; Rumsey 
Lake, 2 miles; Little Long, 3 J miles; Mambasha, 4 
miles; Round Lake, 3 miles. Bass, pickerel, perch; 
livery in place ; guides, $2 per day. The facilities for 
observing the surrounding country are superior. From 
the top of East Mountain the five lakes named above 
can be seen, as well as the villages of Chester and Go- 
shen, while from the hill near the station, Newburgh, 



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nineteen miles away, is in plain sight. Many noted 
men have their homes in this vicinity, and some of the^ 
country villas are tasteful and elegant. Heal thf illness, 
unquestioned. No malaria, no chills. Mountains, plains,, 
lakes and streams combine to make Turners and vicin- 
ity attractive and healthy. Population, 300. One pub- 
lic school and a Methodist church. Three general stores. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

N. B. Starkweather — % mile. 3 single and 10 double rooms ; 
adults, $7 to $10; nurses, $5; transient, $1.50 per day; discount for 
season. Good fishing. 30 acres of farm. Good driving. Excellent 
roads. 

Gilbert Turner— Farm house ; 2 miles ; 10 rooms ; adults, $8 to 
$10 ; children, $5 ; servants, $5 ; discount for season. Good fishing. 

Mrs. Margaret Smith— 10 minutes' walk. 4 single rooms, 3 
double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, 
$1. Good livery near; good fishing and gunning— trout, bass, 
pickerel, and small game ; discount for season. 

Mrs. W. C. Smith — % mile ; 2 single, 6 double rooms ; adults, $7 
to $9; children and servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day. Livery; fishing and 
gunning ; discount for season. 

D. M. Hollenbeck — 3 minutes' walk. 13 single, 5 double rooms ; 
adults, $8 to $10 ; children, half price ; servants, $5 ; $2 per day. 
Good fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. Alex. P. Turner — 2 minutes' walk. 13 single, 10 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 to $8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 ; 
discount for season. Livery ; hunting and fishing. 

Mrs. J. L. Hunter— 5 minutes' walk. 2 single and 2 double rooms; 
adults, $7; children, half price; servants, $5; transient, $1; discount 
for season. Good livery, fishing, boating and gunning. 

Mrs. J. Y. Ryder — 2 miles ; guests met at station upon notification. 
5 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children and servants, half price ;, 
$2 per day. Livery. Fishing and gunning. 



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FROM THE RAMAPO TO THE DELAWARE. 

MONROE, A thriving town of 600 inhabi- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. . ., -. i • i it 

49^ miles from New York. tants, situated on high, rolling 

8 traino from New York week days, o^,,^ )„ f] 1p m^ef n f n np of 
5 trains to New York week days. grouna, HI me HllUbl 01 Olie Ol 

3 trains from New York Sundays. ^Q finest dairy sections in Or- 
2 trains to New York Sundays. J 

Pare oneway, si.55; limited, $i.i8. anee County. Exceptionally 

Round trip, $2.05. ° J • -i -i 

Family Commutation,50trips,S38.75 healthy. Good public Schools 
Family Commutation^ trips,$19.40 , _ . , 

12 trip tickets, $9.30. and churches oi various denom- 

inations ; good stores and shops ; plenty of lakes, streams, 
and mountains : highest altitude on the Erie between 
Jersey City and Shawangunk Mountains; Highlands, 2 
miles westward; Greenwood Lake, 9 miles: splendid 
drives in every direction ; good fishing and hunting ; 
Monroe, Round, Mambasha, Walton, and Long Ponds 
near. Black bass, pickerel, perch, woodcock, quail, rab- 
bit. Fishing tackle furnished at lakes. Good livery in 
place. 

HOTEL. 

Monroe Hotel — John T. Rogers, Proprietor — Opposite station. 
32 single, 10 double rooms ; adults, $10 ; children and servants, half 
price; $2 per day; discount for season. Good livery, fishing and 
gunning. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Mrs. H. Swezey — i mile ; transportation free. 3 single, 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 to $10 ; children, according to age ; servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1.50 per day. Good fishing. 

John S. Bull — 2 miles ; conveyance free. 5 double and 2 single 
rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children and servants, half price ; discount 
for season. Fishing. 



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George V. Dtjsinberre — 5 minutes' walk. 5 single rooms ; adults, 
$6 to $8 ; children, according to age ; servants, $6 to 88. $1 per day. 
Discount for season Livery near • good fishing. 

Mrs. Geo. Fitzgerald — 1 mile ; conveyance free. 4 double rooms : 
adults, $7; children, $4; servants, $5; $1.50 per day; discount for 
season. Good livery ; excellent fishing. 

Mrs. H. S. Carpenter — % mile. 5 single; 2 double rooms , adults, 
$8 ; children, according to age ; servants, $6 ; 40 cents a meal. Good 
livery and stabling. Fishing. 

James Cregen — 2 miles ; covered stage ; transportation free. 10 
single rooms, 16 double rooms ; adults, $7 to $10 ; children and ser- 
vants, half price ; $2 per day ; discount for season. Livery at house ; 
good fishing and gunning. 

J. J. Crosson — 2 miles ; transportation free. 3 single rooms ; 2 
double rooms; adults, $6; children, $3 to $5; servants, $4: good 
livery. 

Shady Lawn Cottage — M. C. Gregory. % m il e ; transportation 
free. 2 single and 4 double rooms; adults, $7 to $9 ; children, 
according to age ; servants, $5; $1.25 per day; discount for season. 
Livery. Fishing and gunning in season. 

Mr. Wm. Kreymer — % mile ; conveyance reasonable ; accommo- 
dation for two or three families. Terms on application. Livery 
attached. 

FARM HOUSES. 

"W. H. Owens — 2 miles ; conveyance free , 6 rooms ; adults, $5 to 
$6 ; children, according to age ; $1 per day. Fair fishing. Plenty of 
farm produce for table. 

Franklin Mapes — % mile. 2 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 to $7 * children, according to age ; servants, $5 ; 40 cents per meal. 



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OXFORD, An extremely healthy neighbor- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. T -, m -. xvcn i 

52J4 miles from New York. nood. Iwo beautiful lakes near. 

6 trains from New York week days, qu i , * fiohino- hflq^ m'Mr 

4 trains to New York week days. ine uebL U1 Wblllllg DaSS, piCK- 

3 trains from New York Sundays. prp l pf "FiYPpllpnt rnarlc rK 

2 trains to New York Sundays. eitil » yLC " -^AOUlieut rOdUS, Ul- 

Fare one way, si. 60; limited, $1.23. versified scenery, pure air, and 

Round trip, $2.15. J ' *■ ' 

Family commutation, 50 trips, $40. good water have made this a 

Family Commutation,25 trips,$20. , _. 1 ... 

12 trip tickets, $9.60. popular resort. CatsKills, sev- 

enty miles away, in plain view. Post-office address : Ox- 
ford Depot, Orange County, N. Y. Population, 500. 
Good public schools ; two churches — Friends and Meth- 
odist. Well-stocked shops and stores. 



BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Joseph W. Young — % mile. 9 rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and 
servants, $5; $1.75 per day; accommodation for 18; discount for 
.season. Furnishes teams, $1 an hour. Farm house. 

H. W. Bull— 2J^ miles. 8 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; 
children, $3.50; servants, $6; $2 per day; discount for season. Fish- 
ing and gunning. 

Mrs. W. M. Davis— X% miles ; free conveyance. 4 single rooms, 6 
double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, half price ; servants, $4 ; tran- 
sient, $1.25; discount for season. Good fishing and hunting —bass, 
pickerel, &c. Plenty of fresh eggs, milk and poultry ; raise own 
vegetables. 

Jonah Brooks — 1 mile ; 7 single rooms ; adults, $8 ; children, $4 ; 
servants, $5 ; $2 per day. Farm house large and commodious. Good 
fishing — bass, pickerel, &c. 



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GREYCOURT, A lively little railroad centre of 

5° 4 " A mifef fr C omTel Y York. Y ' 200 inhabitants, surrounded by a 

S^J^YJfiS^Sr- fine agricultural country; many 

4 trains from New York Sundays. l ar o- e aD d Well-appointed faring I 

4 trains to New York Sundays. P i- i 

Fare one way, $1.65; limited,* $1.28. some of the finest blooded horges 

Round trip, $2.25. . . , , „ , 

Family commutation, 50 trips,$4i. oo m the country raised here, Good 

Family Commutation, 25 trips, $20.50 ,„ , . , ,. ^ -i r» i 

12 trip tickets, $9.90. livery and stabling, Good irsn- 

ing and gunning ; guides at reasonable rates. Public 
school. Junction of the Newburgh Branch and the Lehigh 
& Hudson River Eailroad with the Main Line of the Erie. 
Former follows valley of Murderer's Kill ; other around 
base of the Sugar Loaf Mountain. 

HOTEL. 

J. K. Proctor— Near station. 20 rooms ; adults, $8 ; children, $5 ; 
servants, $6 ; transient, $2 per day. Good livery ; good fishing and 
gunning ; guides, $2 per day. 



CHESTER, An enterprising, healthy place, 

?5M A mi?esfr C om U New Y Yo^k. Y ' in a quiet, agricultural neighbor- 

J^^StoT^S^ tood. Population, 800; two 

3 trains from New York Sundays. p^Kc schools I churches of Vari- 

2 trains to New York Sundays. * > 

Fare one way, $1.70; limited, $1.33, ous denominations, and good 
Round trip, $2.30. ' ° 

Family Commutation,5o trips, $42. general stores. surrounding 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $21. ^ ,, -, ■, ,. -t 

12 trip tickets, $10.20. country gently undulating and 

hilly, well watered. Good drives and enjoyable rambles 
in every direction ; fine scenery ; Glenmere Lake near 
at hand, and other noted fishing grounds within easy 
reach. Good fishing and gunning — black bass and pick- 
erel, quail and woodcock. Good livery, $2.50 to $3 per 
day. 



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BOARDING HOUSE. 



Miss Emily A. Foster — 1 mile. 5 single and 1 double room ; 
adults, $6 children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 per day. No 
discount for season. Good livery and fishing. 



GOSHEN, A progressive town of 3,500 in- 

m% miles fro m U New Y York Y * habitants. Tastef ul houses with 

3 8SnsIoTewToTrweTd\ d y r well-appointed grounds, giving 

5 trams from New York Sundays, evidence of a comfortable and 

5 trams to New York Sundays. 

Fare one way, $1.85; limited, $1.43. cultured Community. Good 

Round trip, $2.50. , J 

Family Commutation^ trips,$46.25 Schools, both public and private, 
Family Commutation,25 trips, $23. 15 -. , •, • „ • t" 

12 trip tickets, $11.10. and churches ot various denomi- 

nations ; good shops and stores of all kinds ; two national 
banks, and one savings bank. In the very heart of the 
world-renowned Orange County dairy and stock-raising 
section. Black bass fishing in the Wallkill River and 
Pochunk Creek. Several lakes easy of access. Drives 
excellent. Good livery, $2 to $5 per day. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Mrs. J. A. Holbert — 1 mile ; free conveyance. 8 double rooms ; 
adults, $10; $1.50 per day; discount for season. La»ge house, with 
all modern improvements, including gas and hot and cold water. 
Extensive grounds, with plenty of shade and fruit trees ; own livery ; 
lake, with boats on premises ; plenty small game ; fine garden. 

Mrs. James Baird — 5 minutes' walk. Accommodation for 20 
guests ; adults, $6 ; no children taken ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; dis- 
count for season. 

Mrs. C. A. Bennett — P. O. Box No. 288 — 2 miles. 4 single, 2 
double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, according to age ; servants, 
$5 ; transient, $1 per day. 



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Mrs. J. V. Montanye — Near. 7 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$5 to $7 ; children and servants, half price ; transient, $1.25 ; discount 
for season. Good fishing and boating 

"Uplands" — P. P. Demarest — 1 mile; free conveyance. 6 single 
and 3 double rooms ; adults, $10 ; children and servants, half price ; 
discount for season. House high and airy ; piazza all around the 
house ; beautiful lawn ; plenty of shade ; excellent garden, and two 
line orchards ; scenery unsurpassed ; good livery ; fishing. 

Henry Y. Lewis— 10 minutes' walk. 2 double rooms ; adults, $10 ; 
transient, $1.50. Extensive grounds ; pleasantly located on one of 
the finest streets in the village. Plenty of shade and fruit trees. 
Raise own vegetables. 

L. W. Hawkins — 3 . miles ; transportation reasonable ; terms on 
application. 12 rooms ; good livery ; good fishing ; guides furnished. 

S. S. Gregory — 1% miles; free transportation. 1 single room, 8 
double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children, half price ; servants, $4 ; 
$1 per day ; discount for season. Good livery near. 

C. A. Knapp — 2 miles ; conveyance free. 2 single and 8 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 and $9 ; children, according to age ; servants not 
wanted ; $2 per day. 

Mrs. J. H. Thompson — Five minutes' walk. 2 single and 10 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 to $15 ; children, according to age ; servants, $6 ; 
$2 per day. Excellent livery accommodations ; spacious grounds ; 
central location ; opposite village park. 



HAM PTO N , Post-office address, New Hanip- 

ORANGE COUNTY N. Y. 

63% miles from New York. ' ton, Orange County, E". Y. A 

7 trains from New York week days. ~,,» a r ni l *" i . ,i 

6 trains to New York week days, quiet, healthy hamlet on the 

3 trains from New York Sundays. "W a l]kill "RlVPr Ra«« nnrl ™'r>L- 

2 trains to New York Sundays. VV dliivlli - ^ ver - -^Sb ana piCfc- 

Fare one way, $1.95; limited, $1.58. erel fishing, pure air, good water 

Round trip, $2.60. ° - 1 - ^ 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $48.75 and plenty of fresil farm prod- 

Family Commutation^ trips, $24.40 t»» 

12 trip tickets, $n.7o. ucts. r icturesque scenery, shady 
groves. A good place to rest. Population, 650. Two 



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public schools, one Presbyterian church and general store. 
Eidgebury, three miles distant, is a thriving village 
situated in a most healthful and picturesque region. Con- 
nected with State Hill by telephone aud by daily stage 
line. A popular summer resort. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mr. B. D. Decker — 2 miles ; free conveyance. Accommodations 
for 25 ; adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; servants, 4 ; transient, 
$1 ; discount for season. Good fishing ; fine, shady walks ; splendid 
scenery ; fresh fruits, vegetables, &c. 

Joseph C. Wickham — 3 minutes' walk. 5 single, 3 double sleeping 
rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; no servants wanted ; transient, $2 per day ; 
discount for season. Excellent fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. Benjamin D. Decker — 2 miles ; free conveyance. Adults, 
$7 ; children, according to age ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 per day ; 
discount for season to families. Fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, &c. 

S. C. Brown— P. O. address, New Hampton, Orange County, 
K Y. % mile ; conveyance free ■ 6 rooms ; $4 to $8 ; $1 per day ; 
discount for season. Will rent whole house for season. Fishing and 
gunning. Livery on premises. 

Mrs. Elsie F. Decker— P. O. address, New Hampton, Orange 
County, N. Y. 1 mile ; conveyance free. 12 single and 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and servants, $5. Livery. Good fishing 
and gunning. Excellent table. 

Mrs. M. Pullis — 1 mile ; conveyance free. 7 single rooms, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day ; 
discount for season. 

J. K. Austin— P. O. address, Box 31, Eidgebury, Orange County, 
N. Y. — 2% miles ; free conveyance. 2 single rooms, 4 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 ; children, $2 to $4 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day ; discount 
for season. 



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Mrs. S. F. Clark— P. O. address, Kidgebury, Orange County, JS\ 
Y. — 3 miles ; conveyance free. 8 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 to $7 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 ; discount for sea- 
son. Good fishing ; own livery. 

M. B. Austin— P. O. address, Ridgebury, Orange County, N. Y. — 
3 miles; free conveyance. 4 single, 7 double rooms; adults, $7;' 
children, according to age ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day ; discount for 
season. Good fishing and gunning. 

Harlan P. Hall — P. O. address, Ridgebury, Orange County, JST. Y. 
— 3 miles , free conveyance. 8 single rooms, 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1.25 discount for season. 
Good fishing ; boats and tackle at reasonable rates ; livery. 



M1DDLETOWN, On high ground, among sloping 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. l 'll . -J rflT1D .p n f anrrnnnrl 

67 miles from New York. Jllllb, d Wide range 01 SUriOUnd- 

32 trains from New York week days, ino* mnntrv rrmv "hp coon RVmw- 
10 trains to New York week days? in & coimtl 7 mav De Seen, fcUaw- 

7 trains from New York Sundays, angunk Mountains are in full 

6 trains to New York Sundays. ° 

Pare one way, $2.05; limited, $1.68. vi ew nearly their entire length, 

Kound trip, $2.75. J Jf ' 

Family Commutation^ trips,$51.25 to the West; to the east, the High- 
Family Commutation^ trips, $25.65 -i -i i .i tt i i m 

12 trip tickets, $12.30. lands along the Hudson; while 

on the north and south lies a very large area of rich 
farming country. Population, 13,000. A school system, 
second to none in the State, with churches of all denom- 
inations, and shops and stores of every description. 
Clean, broad streets, pure water, perfect drainage; fine 
residences with elaborate grounds; delightful drives 
among the hills, woods and valleys; in the Orange 
County dairy region. Pickerel and bass fishing in the 
Wallkill ; trout streams of Sullivan County easy of 
access ; woodcock and quail shooting. 



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HOTELS. 

Russell House — E. A. Brown & Son, Proprietors — 1 block from 
station. 25 single and 40 double rooms ; transient, $10 to $14 ; $2 and 
upwards per day ; discount for season. First-class livery ; electric 
bells, gas, bath-rooms, etc.; steam heat. House entirely refitted and 
refurnished. In close proximity to theatre, post-office and banks ; 
telephone communication with New York and Brooklyn. 

Mansion House — F. A. R. Prone, Proprietor — Near station. 35 
single, 4 double rooms ; $2 per day. First-class livery ; good stabling. 
Hotel located in centre of village ; pleasant and commodious rooms 
tastefully furnished ; electric bells, gas, bath-rooms, etc, Best of city 
references ; good fishing. 

Commercial Hotel — C. Higham, Proprietor — 2 blocks. 26 single 
and 10 double rooms ; adults, $8 ; children, $5 ; servants, $7 ; tran- 
sient, $1.50. Good livery; fishing and gunning; discount for season. 

Mrs. J. H. Weed, 11 Cortland street, Middletown — 5 minutes' walk. 
6 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; ser- 
vants, $5; transient, $1. Good livery ; gunning and fishing ; discount 
for season. 

Mrs. S. Dekbert Horton — 1 mile ; conveyance to and from station 
at reasonable rates. Accommodations for three or four families. 
Terms on application. Livery ; excellent table. 

Maple Shade Farm House— Hiram W. Hulse, Proprietor — 3 
miles ; conveyance free. 6 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children under 12, $2 to $4 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; discount for 
season. Livery ; fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. E. Decker — P. O. address, New Hampton, Orange County, N. 
Y. — 1 mile ; conveyance free. 7 single and 6 double rooms; adults, 
$7 to $10 ; children and servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50 ; discount for 
season. Good livery ; fishing and gunning. 



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BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Jno. K. Mopfet — 2 minutes' walk from Main Street station. 3 sin- 
gle rooms, 10 double rooms ; situated on high, terraced ground ; plenty 
of shade ; large orchard and meadow. $8 to $10 per week ; children 
and servants, half price; transient, $1.50 per day; discount for 
season. A large and convenient house, with all modern improvements — 
gas, hot and cold water, bath, telephone, etc. ; good livery. 

Mt. Joy School — M. L. Gaylord — 10 minutes' walk. 2 single, 4 
double rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children and servants, $5 to $7 ; 
transient, $2. House located on high ground ; fine views ; plenty of 
shade ; good livery and fishing. 

Isaac Budd — P. O. address, Phillipsport, Sullivan County, N". Y. — 
18 miles ; transportation frcm Middletown free. 6 single, 8 double 
sleeping rooms ; rates on application ; children, reduced rates ; servants, 
$4 ; 80 cents per day ; discount for season. Own livery ; good fishing 
and hunting ; boats free. 

Mrs. Caroline T. Wood — 1 mile ; conveyance by omnibus, 25 cents. 
3 single sleeping rooms ; terms moderate. 

D. M. Francisco — P. O. address, Mechanicstown, 1ST. Y. — 2 miles ; 
own livery ; conveyance free. 4 double sleeping rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children, $3 ; transient, $1 per day. Shade trees and arbors ; good 
fishing. 

M. Sears — 8 miles ; conveyance by omnibus, 15 cents. 2 single, 2 
double sleeping rooms ; no adults or servants wanted ; little girls from 
5 to 12 years preferred ; $2.50 to $3.50 per week ; discount to those 
remaining 4 months or more. 

Mrs. A. P. Carr — 4 miles ; transportation free. 3 single and 3 
double rooms ; terms on application. Good fishing. 

B. L. Durland — Bloomingburgh, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 7 
miles ; conveyance free. 6 single and 8 double rooms ; rates on appli- 
cation ; good livery ; fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. F. R. Drake— Bloomingburgh — 8 miles ; conveyance free ; 
terms on application ; good livery and fishing ; discount for season. 



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A. G. Young — P. O address Monticello, N. Y. — 2% miles ; con- 
veyance free ; adults, $7 ; children, on application. Excellent table 
furnished from farm. 

Mrs. Wm. H. Mills— P. O. address, Bloomingburgh, Sullivan 
County, N. Y. — 5 miles ; conveyance free. 4 single, 5 double rooms ; 
adults, $G ; children, $3 ; servants, $6 ; $1 per day. Own livery ; 
good spring water ; good boating 



HOWELLS, Is m the heart of the Orange 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. /-, , -, • • T , . 

7i miles from New York. County dairy region. It is a 

G trains from New York week days. l 1Qr ^l f -fov owo^r -fi-Arvi +1-.^ n™c^ 

4 trains to New York weekdays. iiamiet ™ l awa y "Om tlie noise 

8 trains from New York Sundays. anQ i bustle of any large tOWU, 

2 trains to New York Sunday-. Jo J 

Fare one way, $2.20; limited, $i.73. and at the same time convenient 

Round trip, $2.90. 

Family Commutation, 50 trips,$55.00 of aCCeSS to tWO MiddletOWn 

Family Commutation,25 trips, £27. 50 _ . 

12 trip tickets, $13.20. and r ort Jervis. Airy, fresh 

and wholesome. It is just such a place that a person 
seeking a quiet, isolated spot in which to spend the sum- 
mer, might choose with pleasure and profit. Population, 
300. A good public school and a Congregational church. 
Good shops and general stores. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Asa Ma pes — 1% miles ; conveyance 50 cents. 3 single, 3 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; transient, $1. Good 
fishing and gunning. 

O. H. Shaw — 1^ miles ; free conveyance. 5 single, 4 double rooms ; 
adults, $G ; children, according to age ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. 
Own livery ; good fishing ; swing hammocks and lawn benches ; ac- 
commodation for guests' own horse and carriage. 

Mrs. R. Eli Mapes — 2 miles ; conveyance free. 4 single, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, according to age ; servants, $4.50 ; $1 
per day. 



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W. B. Carpenter— 11 miles ; conveyance free. 3 single, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $4.50 ; transient, $1. Good 
fishing. 

Mrs. Geo. Graham— 2 miles ; conveyance free. Can accommodate 
12 ; adults, $8 ; children and servants, $5 ; discount for season. Good 
livery and fishing. 

OTISVILLE, Situated at the summit of the 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. o,, , j> 

75^ miles from New York. bnawangunk range oi moan- 

7 trains from New York week days. * • -t c\r\c\ £ x. *u .*.• j a 

4 trains to New York week days tains J 1,200 feet above tide. A 

3 trains from New York Sundays. di V Prm'f]pfl and phfl rmino- vipw of 
2 trains to New York Sundays. UlVtJibUltKl dLIU LIldLlillilg View Ul 

Eoun7tri Wa |3 S io 85; limited ' S1 ' 93 " P astoral an(i rugged landscape; 
Family commutation, so trips, $58.75 a quiet farming 1 neighborhood 

Family Commutation, 25 trips,$29.40 ~ -i • • ™ -r» 

12 trip tickets, $14.10. " among the dairies. Popula- 

tion, 500. Two good public schools ; a Presbyterian, 
a Methodist and a Catholic church. Good stores and 
shops. Woodcock shooting in season. Healthy, retired 
and romantic. 



BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mrs. David Hal stead — % mile ; free conveyance. 4 single and 4 
double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. 
Good livery attached ; excellent fishing and gunning ; members of 
family will act as guides ; hunter's equipment and dogs free. 

George B. Horton — 1J^ miles ; free conveyance. 4 single, 6 
double rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $3 to $4 ; servants, $4 ; $1 
per day ; discount for season. Livery attached ; good fishing and 
gunning. 

William A. Wells — P. O. address, Mount Hope, Orange County, 
K. Y.— 3 miles ; conveyance free. 3 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 ; fishing boats, 10 cents 
per hour. 



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O. J. Lamson— P. O. address, Mount Hope, Orange County, K Y. 
— 3 miles ; conveyance free. 2 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 
and $6; children, $2.50 and $3; servants, $4; $1 per day; discount 
for season. Livery attached. 

R. Owen— P. O. address, Otisville, Orange County, N. Y.— 
2 miles ; conveyance free. 5 single, 7 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; chil- 
dren, according to age ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1. Good livery and 
gunning ; well shaded lawn ; excellent table ; daily mail. 

Mrs. M. E. Ogden— 3 miles ; conveyance free. 6 single roqms, 3 
double rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 
per day ; daily mail. 

W. H. Carpenter— P. O. address. Mount Hope, Orange County, 
K Y.— 2 miles ; private conveyance, free. 4 single, 4 double sleeping 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1. Good 
fishing, hunting and livery near at hand. House pleasantly located on 
elevated ground and surrounded by a large lawn with plenty of shade. 



GUYMARD, A most healthy resort, with 150 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. . . , ., L J , , -.. , , 

W\i miles from New York. inhabitants, a gOOd public School, 

6 trains from New York week days. ^ i , -\r 

4 trains to New York week days, and one general store. Many 

3 trains from New York Sundays. m ' pra l o^™^ ^ -^ fh P -p P1 * rrhhor- 
2 trains to New York Sundays. illllierdJ. springs m me neigUDOr- 

Fare one way $2.45; limited, $2.08. h 00 d i a clear mountain lake 

Round trip, $3.30. " 

Family Commutation,^ trips, $61.25 near, delightful drives, and va- 

Family Commutation^ trips, $30. 65 , ° 

12 trip tickets, $14.70. ried scenery. The romantic 

chain of mountains known as the Shawangunk nowhere 
furnishes a more picturesque combination of scenery 
than it does at Guymard. Some of its most prominent 
peaks are gathered together here, and at their feet the 
Neversink River flows its quiet course along, bordered 
by fertile farms. The celebrated iron or chalybeate 
springs are within a few minutes' walk of the station. 



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HOTEL. 

Mountain Hotel— J. V. Jordan, Proprietor. Accommodate 150. 
Near the iron springs. Adults, $12 to $18; children and servants, 
half price ; transient, $3 ; discount for season. Rooms large and com- 
fortable, airy and sightly ; can be used single or en suite. Malaria un- 
known. Good fishing — trout, pickerel, bass, German carp. Guides 
and dogs at hand ; boats free ; livery near. The hotel is at the same 
elevation as the hotel sites of the White Mountains. Magnificent 
drives ; five cottages ; boating, billiards croquet, swings, archery, 
lawn tennis, and all sports for children. Cuisine under personal super- 
vision of the proprietor, who is also proprietor of the Hotel Hamil- 
ton, 503 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

M. E. Reed — 4 miles ; conve3 T ance free. 4 single rooms, 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $6 ; discount for season. 

S. "W. Warren — 4 miles ; free conveyance ; 4 single, 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $6 ; $2 per day. 

Levy H. Myer— 4 miles ; transportation to and from station, 25 
cents each ; 3 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, half 
price ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1 per day ; discount for season. Fair 
fishing. 

PORT JERVIS, Here New York, New Jersey, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. , ^ , / 

8 m miles from New York. and Jrennsylvama meet, on the 

10 trains from New York week days, rp • cu , t> 1 j. xi t j.' 

9 trains to New York week days. Hl-OtateS JttOCK, at tile J UllCtlOn 

6 trains from New York Sundays. f t ] ATpvprsiuk with trip Dpla 
6 trains to New York Sundays. U1 UJU neveiblllK Willi Hie Ueia,- 

Sun^ri?rj8.w. 70; limitGd ' ^' 38 ' ware - This is a section of m nch 
Family commutation,5otrips,SGr.5o historic interest and noted for 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $33.75 

u trip tickets, $16.20. the remarkable beauty of its 

scenery, for here mountain, plain and river combine to 
form a picture of charming grandeur. Port Jervis is the 
terminus of the Eastern and Delaware Divisions of the 
Erie Railway; station for Milford, Pa., Dingman's 



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Ferry, Pa., and all the Lower Delaware Yalley resorts, 
and for the famous trout streams, bass and pickerel lakes, 
and hunting grounds of Pike and Sullivan Counties. 
Best of bass fishing in the Delaware, at the village. 
Population, 14,000. Good public and private schools, 
and churches of all denominations. First-class shops 
and stores of all kinds. East of the town, its summit 
reached by an easy wagon road, is High Point, among 
the Shawangunks. Here lies a lake of striking beauty, 
rock-bound and cool, and well-stocked with salmon, rend- 
ering it a favorite resort. The farther Catskills and the 
gap in the Kittatinny Mountains, forty miles away, are 
plainly visible from this point. Roomy stages run be- 
tween Port Jervis, Milford and Dingman's, the fare for 
the trip being 50 cents in the day-time, and Y5 cents at 
night. Private conveyance may be ordered by telegraph. 
The number of streams which are easily reached from 
this village is almost legion. "Within a few miles from 
here are Basha's Kill, the Shingle Kill, the Bushkill, the 
Neversink, Mongaup, the Beaverkill, the Willowemoc, 
and hundreds of smaller streams with no names at all. 

HOTELS. 

Delaware House — Thomas B. Wilson, Proprietor — 20 to 30 
rooms ; terms made known on application. 

Fowler House — Geo. Lea, Proprietor — 1 block. 45 single and 20 
double rooms ; adults, $10 to $15 ; children, $6 to $8 ; servants, $7 ; 
transient, $2 a day; discount for season. Bath ; billiards ; free 'bus to 
every train ; good livery ; first-class hotel in all respects. 

Park Hotel — J. L. Kadel, Proprietor — 5 minutes' walk ; free 'bus. 
20 single rooms, 10 double rooms. Hotel on the European plan ; 
good livery. Fishing and gunning. 



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Hainesville House— John Y. Clark, Proprietor — P. O. address, 
Hainesville, Sussex County, 1ST. J. —10 miles ; stage line or private 
conveyance. 10 large double and 10 single rooms ; adults, $6 ; chil- 
dren, $4 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. Good livery accommodations, 
$2 to $3 per day. Good fishing and gunning ; guides if desired. 



BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mrs. G. Bramm — P. O. address, Brookside Farm, Huguenot, Orange 
County, N. Y. — Private conveyance, $1. 2 single and 2 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 ; children, $2 to $3 ; servants, $4 ; comfortable, retired 
home ; good hunting and fishing ; daily mail. 

J. W. Brown — P. O. address, Minisink, Orange County, 1ST. Y. — 5 
miles ; free conveyance. 3 single rooms, 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children, half price ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1. 

Edward Elmendorf — 5 minutes' walk. 3 single and 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, half price. Good livery. 

D. C. McCombs— 2 miles ; conveyance. 4 single rooms, 8 double 
rooms. Good gunning and fishing, and livery. Terms on application. 

Mrs. J. F. Quick— P. O. address, Matamoras, Pike County, Pa. — £ 
mile. 1 double and 4 single rooms; adults, $7; $1.50 per day; no 
children wanted ; discount for season. Livery first-class. Good fish- 
ing, guides, game of all kinds. 40 minutes ride to Shohola Glen. 

Chas. Marvin— P. O. address, Matamoras, Pike County, Pa.— 1)^ 
miles ; conveyance, 50 cents. 1 double and 3 single rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, half price ; servants, $4 ; 50 cents per meal. Own 
livery ; good fishing. 

Mrs. Wilmot M. Vail— 14 Mary street, Port Jervis— 10 minutes' 
walk ; omnibus transportation, 15 cents. 8 single, 4 double rooms ; 
adults, $8; no children or servants taken; $1.25 per day. Good 
livery and fishing. 



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Glass House Farm— Mrs. W. H- Thukling- P. 0. address, Mata- 
moras, Pike County, Pa. — 2 miles ; free conveyance. 5 single, 2 
double rooms ; adults, f 6 to $7; $1.25 per day; no children or servants 
taken ; discount for season. Good fishing and livery accommodations ; 
boats free ; 100 feet from Delaware River ; mail daily; frequent excur- 
sions to adjoining points of interest. 

River Side Farm House — Mrs. J. Kerr, Tri-States, Orange Co., 
N. Y. — 6 miles from Port Jarvis ; conveyance free; 2 single and 6 
double rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 ; children and servants, $5 ; transient, 
$1 ; discount for season ; good livery ; boats and fishing free. 

Mrs. J. G. Huntington — P. O. address, Matainoras, Pike County, 
Pa. — ^ mile. 3 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; transient, 
$1.50 ; discount for season ; good livery. 

John Bunnell — P. O. address, Matamoras, Pike County, Pa. — Near. 
3 single and 3 double rooms. Terms on application. Good livery, 
fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. F. A. Rose — 5 minutes' walk. 3 single rooms ; adults, $7 ; dis- 
count for season. Good livery accommodations ; fishing in Delaware 
and Neversink rivers and many trout streams ; boats and tackle free. 
Guide furnished ; good gunning ; dogs free. 

L. C. Beromiller — P O. Box 81 — 1 mile ; conveyance free ; 2 sin- 
gle, 2 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children according to age ; 
servants, $5 to $6 ; transient, $1.50 ; discount for season. Very good 
livery accommodations and excellent fishing. ' 

Mrs. P. McCahill — P. O. address, Tri-States, Orange County, N. 
Y. — 1£ miles ; free conveyance. 2 single. 5 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; 
children, $3. Good livery and fishing. 

H. G. Cuddeback— 3 miles. 3 single, 4 double rooms; transient, 
$1 ; discount for season. Good livery, fishing and gunning. 



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THE LOWER DELAWARE VALLEY. 

HIGH POINT, This beautiful hotel and moun- 

SUSSEX COUNTY, N. J. t j ^ fa ^ charming 

88 miles from New York. / pi 

5 miles from Port jervis. surroundings, are now for the 

Stages connect at Port Jervis with firsfc time made known to the 
all important trains from and to 

New York outside public. Picnic parties 

have long been familiar with " The Point," but on ac- 
count of the hitherto absence of hotels " High Point " 
has not had any accommodations for summer boarders. 
Adjoining the hotel is the splendid "Lake Marcia," 
which is half a mile in length, quarter of a mile in 
width and 60 feet in depth. The lake is a large basin 
containing the overflow from the mountain springs, 
and is named in honor of the wife of Professor Cook, 
State Geologist. The location derives its name, " High 
Point," from its great altitude, being 1,960 feet above 
the level of the sea. One peculiar feature of its moun- 
tain character is that although of so desirable an ele- 
vation there is nothing fearful about getting there — 
the Turnpike Road from Port Jervis being so gradual 
an ascent that an ordinary horse and vehicle can trot 
the entire distance. The view from the hotel is unsur- 
passed, and is only limited by the power of vision. In 
full view from "High Point " are the Water Gap, Lake 
Mohonk, Middletown, the White Lake region, Milford, 
and the Delaware River for miles. Although the 
" Inn " at " High Point '' in construction and situation 
is mountainous, yet it is furnished with all the metro- 
politan accommodations, such as water closets, bath 



rooms (hot and cold water), billiard tables, music for 
dancing, and telephone and telegraph connections with 
the world at large. It is only 45 minutes distant from 
Port Jervis, a city of 14,000 inhabitants, and where 
medical skill is within call when needed. Stages con- 
nect with all the important trains from and to New 
York. 

The Inn, at High Point, N. J.— Address communications to St. 
John & Co., Port Jervis, ^. Y. — 5 miles from Port Jervis ; convey- 
ance 75 cents ; trunks 25 cents each. 80 double rooms ; adults, $12 
to $18 per week ; $3 per da} 7 ; discount for June and September. 
Good livery. Fishing and gunning ; experienced fishermen will act 
as guides. Boats are provided on the lake for hotel guests at reason- 
able rates. 



MILFORD, x drive of seven miles from 

PIKE COUNTY, PA. . 

93 miles from New Tort. Jrort J ervis, over a road as hard 

7 miles from Port Jervis. , , „ , . 

stages connect at Port Jervis with as cement and wonderiull V 

all important trains to and from , . , . , , 

New York until 8 p.m. smooth, running along the base 

Stage fare, day time, 50 cents. „ -. „ -. . ., 

Stage fare, night time, 75 cents. OI a loity and precipitous range 

of mountains, brings the tourist to the village of Mil- 
ford, the favorite summer home of hundreds of city 
people. Milford lies on a broad plateau, 200 feet 
above the Delaware River, commanding a view up the 
valley that is indescribably beautiful, taking in the 
mountains, vales, plains and forests of three States — • 
the Delaware winding through the landscape and vis- 
ible for miles. 

High hills surround the village on three sides, 
over which shaded roads lead to the many interest- 
ing points in the vicinity. The streets of the village 



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are broad and free from dust, and are bordered by 
splendid maple trees. There are no pools of standing 
or stagnant water, marshes, nor low lands anywhere 
in the vicinity of the place. Population 1,000. There 
are four churches — Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist 
and Catholic, and an excellent general store. 

A quarter of a mile from the village, and reached 
by a romantic footpath, is the "Knob," a bold moun- 
tain peak which rises nearly one thousand feet above 
the place ; its summit affords a favorite outlook with 
summer boarders, as the country for forty miles 
around is brought beneath the gaze. A stretch of 
meadow slopes from the base of the Knob to the Saw- 
kill Creek, which runs between the mountain and the 
village, and tumbling over an ancient dam, winds 
about in the Glen — a place of stately pines, pictur- 
esque islands, isolated walks and nooks among over- 
hanging rocks, wooded knolls, miniature waterfalls — 
a place of perpetual shade. No hotel or boarding house 
in Milford is more than ten minutes' walk from this 
charming spot. A mile from Milford are the Sawkill 
Palls, famed for their surroundings, which are weird in 
the extreme. 

A mile below Milford begins the Cliffs, a wall of per- 
pendicular rock two miles in length, towering 800 feet 
above the road which passes down the valley at its feet. 
The Cliffs are easy of access by a mountain road, which 
continues along their summit, from which elevation a 
great part of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 



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the Catskills, the Blue Ridge and the Kittatinny Moun- 
tains, with their numerous peaks and gaps, are in plain 
view. Three miles below Mil ford, reached either by the 
river road or a mountain road in the interior, are the 
Falls of the Raymondskill, the surroundings of which 
are the wild woods and the towering hills — the very 
home of solitude. 

The Delaware River, for a mile in front of Milford, 
widens into a still, deep, eddying body of water, more 
like a lake than a river. A finer place for boating or 
fishing does not exist. During the black bass season, 
which opens July 1, and continues through the year, this 
part of the river is covered with the boats of those who 
love this most exciting sport, and the scene is picturesque 
and enlivening. Sportsmen will find attendants and 
boats at any time in Milford. 

There are several mountain lakes of great beauty in 
the vicinity of Milford, all stocked with pickerel and 
other choice fish. Among these lakes are the Sawkill, 
Little and Big Brink, the two Log Taverns, and the 
two Walker ponds. Excursions to these lakes are popu- 
lar pastimes during the summer season. 

Midway between the magnificent surroundings of 
Dingman's — soon to be described — and those of Milford 
is Conashaugh Spring, on the beautiful Conashaugh 
Brook, and in a valley that is simply charming. A step 
or two from the brook, and perpetually shaded by the 
trees that stand thickly about, is the Conashaugh Spring, 
a pool of the coldest, purest, crystal water, bubbling 



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out of the earth through sand white as snow. Three 
ragged mountain peaks rise in the immediate vicinity 
— one at least 800 feet high — cone-shaped and cov- 
ered- with forest trees, shutting in the spot as by a 
wall, and consigning it to seclusion that is its great- 
est charm. 

STAGE — Port Jervis and Milford — During the Summer, stages 
will connect at Port Jervis with all trains from New York up to 8 p m., 
and stages will also leave Milford in time for early morning trains 
from Port Jervis to New York ; conveyance, 50 cents. 

HOTELS. 

Crissman House — Frank Crissman, Proprietor — 8 miles 10 
single, 20 double rooms ; adults, $8 to $12 ; $2 per day. Billiard 
parlor ; new bowling alley ; commodious stables ; livery attached ; 
cottages near house ; sportsmen equipped ; favorite retreat for 
bicyclists. The Crissman House is probably the most widely known 
house of its kind in the country. It has been established for over 
sixty years ; it has been, season after season, the summer stopping 
place of people eminent in art, literary, militaiy and business circles. 
References given if desired ; discount for season. 

Hotel Fauchere - L. Fauchere, Proprietor — Central location ; 
cottages with ample grounds attached ; French style. 10 single and 35 
double rooms ; adults, $14 to $18 ; children, $7 to $10 ; servants, $7 ; 
transient, $2.50. The appointments, cuisine, and everything connected 
with this house are first-class in all respects. As it is pre-eminently a 
hotel for summer guests, the best of service is guaranteed. For full 
particulars as to rates, address as above. Gunning and fishing ; dis- 
count for season. 

Milford House — Francis Jardon, Proprietor — 12 single, 10 
double rooms; adults, $10 to $12 ; children, half price ; servants, $6 ; 
special discount for season. Good fishing and gunning ; boats, tackle 
and dogs furnished. 

Sawkill House — The Misses Cornelius, Proprietresses — Adults, 
$8 to $10 ; children and servants, according to accommodations ; $2 
per day ; discount for season. Patronized by leading families of New 
York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Pleasant cottage near ; temperance 
house ; very good fishing and gunning. 



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Dimmick House — F. A. Dimmick, Proprietor — Conveyance, 50c. ; 
15 single and 10 double rooms ; adults, $10 to $12 ; children and ser- 
vants, half price ; $2 per day. Telegraph and telephone offices near ; 
good livery and fishing ; fair hunting ; discount for season. 

River View Hotel, — Charles J. J. Sadler, Proprietor — Adults, 
$12 to $18. House newly furnished; 20 rooms; cuisine first-class; 
plenty of fruit and vegetables on premises. Special rates to families 
for the season. Open from May 1st to November 1st. 

Grand View— Shropshire & Co., Proprietor — 22 single, 61 double 
rooms ; rates on application. Location high and airy ; fine views up 
and down the river ; livery ; fishing and gunning. 

Bluff House — H. B. Wells, Proprietor — Conveyance from Port 
Jervis, 50c. 30 single and 50 double rooms ; adults, $10 to $19 ; chil- 
dren, $5 to $7 ; servants, $6 ; $2.50 per day; discount for season. 
On banks of Delaware, 150 feet above river ; extended view of valley ; 
broad verandas and balconies ; spring water throughout ; bath-rooms ; 
four acres of grounds fronting on river ; boats at reasonable rates ; 
good livery and gunning. 

French Cottage — L. Ockershausen, Proprietor — 6 single and 6 
double rooms ; adults, $12 ; children, $6 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $2 ; 
discount for season. Good fishing and gunning. Lawn tennis on premises. 

Mrs. D. F. Bennett — 8 miles. 9 single and 6 double rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, $2 to $5; servants, $5; transient, $1.25 per day; discount 
for season. Good livery ; fishing and gunning ; pleasant location near 
the Bluff and Glen. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

P. Humbert — P. O. address, Box 57, Port Jervis, N. Y.— 7 miles 
on Milford stage route. 5 single- rooms, 8 double rooms ; adults, $7 
1o $9 ; children, according to age ; servants, $.5 ; $1.50 per day ; dis- 
counts for season. Good fishing ; boats free ; good gunning in season. 

Coxashaugh Spring House— R K. Van Etten & Sons, P. O. 
Address, Conashaugh, Pike County, Pa.— 11 miles from Port Jervis ; 
stages meet all trains. 22 single and 20 double rooms ; adults, $6 to 
$9; children, according to contract; servants, $5; $1.50 per day; dis- 
count for season guests. Livery ; good fishing and gunning ; boats 
free ; large ball room ; piano ; excellent table. 



De Behkl Cottage— Gustave De Behrl, Address, P. O. Box 59, 
Port Jervis— 7 miles from Port Jervis ; 3 stages daily ; conveyance, 
50c. 8 single and 10 double rooms ; adults, $10 to .$12 ; children and 
servants, half price ; $2 per day ; special rates for season guests. 
French cooking ; large garden, with plenty of shade and fruit ; cot- 
tages attached ; excellent fishiDg and gunning ; boats provided ; dogs 
free equipments for gunning free. 

Barnes Cottage — Mrs. H. Barnes, Proprietress — 6 single rooms, 
10 double rooms ; adults, $8 ; children under 12, half price ; servants, 
half price ; $2 per day. One of the most pleasant locations in town ; 
Milford Glen in the rear ; rooms cool and airy. 

Brick Cottage — A. A. Armstrong — 5 single and 10 double rooms ; 
adults, $8 to $12 ; children and servants, half price ; $2 per day ; dis- 
count for season. 

Humbert Cottage — Paul Humbert, Proprietor — P.O. Box 57 — 14 
large rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children, $5 ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per 
day ; 100 acres farm and woodland, extending over the "Knob " ; two 
trout brooks on property ; fine bathing and boating ; raise all garden 
produce. 

A. & L. Chatillon — 5 single and 7 double rooms ; adults, $8 to 
$10 ; children and servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50 ; discount for season. 
Good fishing and hunting ; house French style. 

Mrs. A. M. Wells — 10 double rooms ; adults, $10 to $12 ; children 
and servants, half price ; transient, $2 per day ; discount for season 
guests. Good trout and bass fishing in adjacent mountain streams and 
lakes ; hunting unexcelled ; game of all kinds ; three stages to and 
from Port Jervis daily. 

Sprtngdale House — R. H. Oliver, Montague, Sussex County, 
N. J. — 6 miles from Port Jervis ; free transportation ; 5 double rooms ; 
adults, $5 to $7 ; children, half price ; discount for season. Boats 
free ; good fishing and livery ; situated on banks of Delaware ; ex- 
cellent bathing. 



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DINGM AIM'S FERRY, It is an easy and delightful drive 
pike county, pa. of two hours from Port Jervisto 

103milesfromNew York. ^ poplllar re treat. It is an old 

15 miles from Port Jervis. r r 

stages connect with aii important village, and in the centre of a 

trains to and from Pt. Jervis until 8 m cc • i i i ?> rrn i 

,„. + d >. . .. " scenic wonder-land. I he end 

Visitors prefer private conveyance 

as a rule. less chain of mountains that 

hems it about is traversed by streams of considerable size, 
which, rising in the still higher lands of the " back 
country," are literally hurled and tumbled over preci- 
pices and obtruding rocks, from the time they leave 
the parent springs until they reach the level of the 
valley, over a thousand feet below. They have worn 
deep ravines and curious chambers in the rocks, 
by continuous falling. There are also basins where the 
waters seethe and boil, and flow through chasms to 
the bottom of which the sun has never cast a beam. 
In the vicinity of Dingman's Ferry six of these 
streams thunder down the mountain. The Dingman 
Creek and Adam's Creek are particularly prolific in 
these grand works of Nature. Their cataracts and 
glens and gorges annually furnish subjects to both 
poet and painter. The Factory Falls, Fulmer Falls, 
High Falls and Silver-Thread Falls, on the former 
stream, are equal to any in the Catskills. High Falls 
is a wild reach of stream two hundred feet in extent 
— a high, perpendicular leap, then a gathering of the 
waters, and then a thundering plunge down the slant- 
ing but angular face of the rocks. Factory Falls is a 
tumultuous dropping of the waters of the creek, 



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wrought to their utmost fury by sharp, projecting 
rocks and frequent precipices, until they writhe and 
contort themselves into such shapes as have gained 
them the name of Maniac Waters. Fulmer Falls are 
a series of most picturesque cataracts. The Silver- 
Thread Fall is the crowning beauty of these mountain 
torrents. It is a thread of water but a few feet wide, 
but it comes with one continuous fall of one hundred 
and fifty feet down the face of the mountain, every 
drop of water being lashed into the whitest foam. 
Standing at the side of the troubled pool which re- 
ceives the waters after their plunge, the visitor may 
look up along the course of the Silver-Thread and 
see a patch of blue sky at the farther end. The falls 
on Dingman Creek are within from one to three miles 
of the High Falls House, the proprietor of which has 
rendered them easy of access, they having formerly 
been reached with great difficulty. Adam's Creek, on 
which there are a still greater number of natural 
curiosities, is a mile from Dingman's Ferry. Like 
Dingman and the other creeks in this vicinity, it is a 
famous trout stream, and a favorite resort of many 
persons prominent in letters and art. 

The Bushkill Falls are thirteen miles from Ding- 
man's; the Delaware Water Gap, twenty-five. Con- 
veyances are furnished at Dingman's for visiting all 
these attractions in the valley. 



STAGE— Port Jervis and Dingman's Ferry— During the sum- 
mer, stages will connect at Port Jervis with all trains from New York 
up to 8 p. m., and stages will also leave Dingman's Ferry in time for 
early morning trains from Port Jervis to New York. 



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HOTELS. 
High Falls House— Philip F. Fulmer, M. D., Proprietor- 
Accommodations for 200 guests ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children and ser- 
vants, $5 ; $2 per day ; discount for season. Good livery ; good 
fishing and hunting ; guides and dogs furnished. 

Bellevtte Hotel — James Frick, Proprietor — 20 rooms, can be 
used either as single or double; adults, $8 to $12; children, half 
price; servants, $5; transient, $2 per day; special inducements for 
the season. Croquet ground, bowling alley and boating ; fishing and 
gunning, etc. ; table first-class, and supplied with French cookery ; 
own livery. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

F. C. Dingman — Farm House ; conveyance, $1. 8 single and 4 
double rooms ; adults, $7 to $8 ; children and servants, $5 ; $1.50 per 
day ; discount for season. Good livery ; excellent fishing, boating and 
gunning ; milk, butter, eggs, fruit and vegetables, fresh from farm. 

Ran Yan Gorden's— 10 single rooms, 4 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; 
children, half price; $1.25 per day. Good livery; good fishing — 
trout, bass and pickerel ; gunning excellent ; dogs furnished. 

Shady Lawn House— S. L. Sables, Proprietor— 16 miles from 
Port Jervis ; conveyance, $1 ; meet guests on notice. 5 single and 6 
double rooms ; terms on application ; discount for season ; farm prod- 
uce and fruit in abundance ; the best of fishing ; fine scenery and 

delightful drives. 

♦•••♦ 

AMONG THE DELAWARE HIGHLANDS. 

SPARROWBUSH, I s a romantic village of 1,000 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. . -■ ■, . , , , .*• . £ 

90% miles from New York. inhabitants, tWO miles West of 

1 train from New York week days. Port Jervis. It IS 111 the midst 

2 trams to New York week days. 

Fare one way, $2.80; limited, $2.43. f Bome f the finest mountain 
Round trip, $3.80. 

Family commutation, 50 tnps,$7o. scenery of the Delaware Valley. 

Family Commutation,25trips,$35. d . 

12 trip tickets, $16.80. The best oi nshmg and hunting. 

Boating aud bathing in the Delaware. The Hawk's Nest 
Mountain road, which is one of the attractions of Sparrow- 
bush, is an unequaled drive, and there are pleasant walks, 
which, together with many other natural and artificial at- 
tractions in the vicinity, commend Sparrowbush especially 



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to the summer visitor. One public school ; Methodist and 
Evangelical churches. Two good general stores. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Geo. Terwilligee, — % mile. 8 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $10 ; 
children, $4; servants, $5; $1.50 per day; discount for season. Good 
livery accommodations; excellent fishing and gunning; 3 trout streams; 
several ponds alive with pickerel ; black bass in Delaware River, 200 
yards from house ; boats free ; guides if desired; beautiful scenery and 
picturesque drives. 

John R. Patterson — ^ mile ; free conveyance ; 6 single, 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $3 to $5 servants, $5 ; transient, $1 
per day. Good livery accommodations ; excellent fishing in Mongaup 
and Delaware Rivers for trout and bass ; Lebanon and other lakes for 
pickerel ; boats free on Delaware River ; gunning fair in autumn ; 
bathing and boating first class ; commodious house, surrounded by 
broad piazza, with an abundance of shade. 

Crystal Spring Farm — Rev. S. C. Mirteenes— 2 miles from Spar- 
rowbush, 5 miles from Port Jervis; conveyance free ; 3 single and 4 
double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children half price ; servants, $5 ; 
discount of 20 per cent, for season guests. Livery attached Fishing 
and gunning. 

Deborah Hazleton — P. O. address, Mill Rift, Pike County, Pa. 
— 3^ mile. 5 single and 1 double room ; adults, $5 ; children, $2.50; 
servants $4 ; 75 cents per day. Good fishing and gunning. 

POND EDD/, Situated in the Delaware Yal- 

PIKE COUNTY, PA. -i • ,1 • -i , £ • , 

99 miles from New York. ^Jj "* the midst 0± picturesque 

2 trains from New York week days, mrmntain qppnprv wifh r>nnrk 
2 trains to New York week days. moUUIdin bCCnery, Wllil pondS 

R"und n Mp a $4 8 |> 05; limited '^- 63 - and streams, ravines and glens 

Family Cormnutation,50trips,$76.25 i n profusion. Boating, bath- 
Family Commutation^ trips,$38.l5 l . ° 

12 trip tickets, $18.30. ing and fishing of the best. 

The surroundings are similar to those of Sparrowbush, 
and the general description of that village applies equally 
to Pond Eddy. Population, 200. Good public schools, 
churches of the Methodist and Eoman Catholic denom- 
inations, and good shops and stores. A comfortable 
and healthful place to spend the summer. 



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HOTEL. 

Wm. Rtjddick — Glen Spey, Sullivan County, K Y.— 4 miles. Con 
veyance, $1.50 ; 5 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 chil 
dren, according to age ; servants not taken; transient, $1. Discount 
for season. Livery ; excellent fishing ; guides free. 



PARKERS GLEN, A. quiet and enioyable resort 

PIKE COUNTY, PA ., ? . ^ , 

103^4 miles from New York. among the mountains. Popula- 

2 trains from New York week days. +\ nr . 1KA. mp nT ,hli« qphnnl nnrl 

3 trains to New York week days. I10n > 10U ' One punilC SGUOOl ana 

Fare one way $8.i5; limited, $2.78. general store. Delaware Eiver 

Round trip, $4.40. & 

Family commutation,5otrips,$78.75 close at hand. The glen, from 

Family Commutation,25trips,$39. 40 . ° 

12 trip tickets, $18.90. which the town derives its name, 

is picturesque in the extreme, and provides delightful 
rambles to those who locate in the vicinity. Best of fish- 
ing and gunning, and good drives in every direction. The 
surroundings are similar in character to those of Shohola, 
and the general description of that place applies equally 
to Parker's Glen. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 
P. E, Decker — Near Conveyance free ; 7 single and 3 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, half price ; $1 per day ; discount for sea- 
son. Livery. Good fishing ; boats free ; gunning. 



SHOHOLA, On the banks of the Delaware, 

PIKE COUNTY, PA. -, nnA p , i ,i -p, 

107 miles from New York. I,U(JU feet above the sea. Ko- 

I^mSSSSSSSZ* mantle Pike and Sullivan 

RmmdTri7$4 lo 30; limited ' $2 ' 88 " Count y scenery. Population, 

Family Commutation^ trips, $82.50 300. Good public School, Meth- 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $41.25 x 

12 trip tickets, $19.80. odist, Congregational and Ger- 

man Lutheran churches, and good stores. Shohola 
Creek, a celebrated trout stream, enters the Delaware 



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here. Panther Brook, another trout stream, with fine 
cataracts, enters just above. The Falls of the Shohola 
are a great attraction. Nine mountain lakes reached 
easily, the farthest being nine miles distant ; Hagan, 
Hagai, Big, Montgomery, Sand and York in Sullivan 
County, and Big and Little Brink and Big and Little 
Walker in Pike County, all stocked with bass and pick- 
erel. Bass fishing in the Delaware. Deer, bear, fox, 
rabbit, partridge and woodcock shooting in season. 

Shohola is the station from which a picturesque 
portion of Sullivan County, in the vicinity of Eldred 
—among the Sullivan highlands and lakes — is reached 
by an enjoyable drive of five miles. One of the finest 
game and fishing regions in Sullivan County. 

Within a short walk from the station is the famous 
SHOHOLA GLEN, 
A wonderful exhibit of caverns, cascades and water- 
falls, which has been converted into an immense 
pleasure resort, and is visited daily during the season 
by hundreds of people. It is a favorite resort for 
schools, clubs, societies and the like from New York 
and adjacent cities. The summer visitor is particu- 
larly commended to this rare spot in Erie territory. 

HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 

Shohola Gs.en Hotel, — W. D. Haines, Proprietor— Opposite sta- 
tion. 27 single, 25 double rooms; adults, from $8; children and servants, 
from $5 ; $2 per day ; discount for season. Livery. Good fishing. 

A. G. Ulrich — 1 mile. Conveyance one way free ; 6 single and 3 
double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, half price ; servants, $5 ; 
$ I per day ; discount for season. Good livery ; fishing and gunning. 



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Emil Zoellner— 5 miles. Conveyance, 50 cents ; 6 single and 3 
double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; discount for 
season. Good fishing and gunning ; boats free. 

Ira M. Austin — Earryville, Sullivan County, N. Y.— 1 mile. 5 
single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; 
$1 per day. Good livery and fishing ; boats free. 

German Hotel — Jno. Vogt, Jr., Proprietor — Near. 7 single, 4 
double rooms ; adults, $7 and $8 ; $1.25 per day ; discount for season. 
Good fishing and gunning. 

Spring House — George Layman, Proprietor — 5 minutes' walk. 
12 double, 12 single rooms ; adults, $7 to $9 ; no children or servants 
taken; transient, $1.50 per day; discount for season. Good fishing 
and g (inning ; good livery ; boats free. 

Lake View Farm House — Edward Prange — P. O. address, Yulan, 
Sullivan County, N. Y. — 3 single, 6 double rooms ; adults, $6 to 
$8 ; children, half price ; servants, $6 ; $1.25 per day ; transportation, 
$1. Good fishing ; boats free to guests ; good fishing in front of 
house. 

Laurel Valley Farm House— Charles Hickok, Proprietor — 
P. O. address, Barry ville, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 2 miles ; convey- 
ance 25 cents ; 16 double rooms; adults, $7 ; children, $3 to $4 ; 
servants, $5 ; $1 per day. Good livery ; table supplied with farm prod- 
uce ; good fishing and gunning. 

Wm. Hickok — P. O. address, Barryville,- Sullivan County, N. Y. — 
1 mile. 5 single and 6 double rooms ; $6 per week ; $1.50 per day ; 
discount for season. Livery ; good fishing. 

Benjamin Buchannan — P. O. address, Barryville, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 3 miles ; free conveyance. 5 single, 3 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, $3 ; transient, $1 per day ; discount for season. Good 
fishing and gunning. 

"W. N. Glass — P. O. address, Lebanon Lake, Sullivan County, N". 
Y. — 10 miles ; conveyance, free one way. 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, $3.50 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50 per day ; discount 
for season. Good fishing ; boats provided. 



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L. De Venoge, M. D. — P. O. address, Eldrcd, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 7 miles ; transportation, 75 cents. 100 double rooms ; adults, 
$8 to $12 ; servants, $8 ; discount for season. Good fishing ; boats 
free. 

D. H. Heyen — P. O. address, Barryville, Sullivan County, N Y. — 
2 miles ; conveyance, 25 cents. 3 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 
to $6 ; children and servants, $3 to $4 ; $1 per day ; discount for 
season. Good fishing and gunning ; boats and tackle free ; also deer 
hounds and setters provided free. 

Bradley Farm Boarding House — Isaac M. Bradley, Proprie- 
tor — P. O. address, Eldred, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 6 miles ; convey- 
ance, $1 ; 5 single, 12 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, $4 
to $5; servants, $5 to $6 ; $1.50 per day; discount for season. Centre 
of trout, perch, and pickerel fishing ; boats free ; deer hounds and 
setters furnished ; croquet grounds ; meet parties at Shohola when 
notified ; headquarters for sportsmen ; guides at hand ; p'ne shade ; 
100 feet of piazza. Reference, Mr. James Smith, Cashier, Astor 
House, New York City. 

Myers, Mills & Co. — Eldred, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 7 miles ; 
conveyance, 75 cents each. 36 rooms ; rates on application. Lake in 
front of house ; five others within one mile ; boats free and to let. 

Little Pond Cottage — J. Bodin, Proprietor — P. O. address, 
Yulan, Sullivan County, N\ Y. — 4 miles ; conveyance, $1. 18 rooms ; 
double piazzas all around ; adults, $7 to $8 ; $1.50 per day ; children 
and servants, $6. Pond in front of house ; two other ponds near ; 
French cooking ; stabling for three horses ; boats, fishing and bathing 
free ; Beaver Brook half mile distant ; picnics organized to all points 
of interest. Dancing platform. 

Fred Wacker — P. O. address, Eldred, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 
6 miles ; conveyance, 75 cents ; 2 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, $3 and $4 ; servants, $4. Livery ; fishing boats free ; 
good hunting. 

Wm. Bosch— P. O address, Eldred, Sullivan County, N. Y.— 7 
miles ; conveyance, 75 cents. 6 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; 
children under 12, half price ; servants, $5 ; $1.25 per day ; discount 
for season ; good fishing ; boats free. 



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Twin Lake Farm — J. P. Gallagher, Proprietor — P. O. address, 
Eldred, Sullivan County, K Y.— 6 miles ; transportation, $1 ; chil- 
dren, half price. 2 single, 11 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; chil- 
dren, $3 to $5 ; transient, $1.50 per day. Boats free ; piano, croquet, 
archery, bathing-houses, and other amusements free to guests ; covered 
dancing pavilion ; picnic grounds, and excursions organized to all 
parts of the county. Fishing and gunning in season. 

Mrs. Chas. C. Frace— P. O. address, Barryville, Sullivan County, 
K Y. — y 2 mile. 8 single, 8 double rooms; adults, $6 and $7; children 
under 10 years, half price ; $1.50 per day. Excellent fishing and gun- 
ning. Boats and tackle and dogs free. Splendid tennis and croquet 
lawn. 

Washington Lake House— Joseph Tether, Proprietor— P. O. 
address, Yulan, Sullivan County, N. Y.— 4 miles ; transportation, 
$1. 2 single, 16 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, half price ; 
servants, $4; transient, $1.50 per day; discount for season. Lake of 
200 acres only two minutes' walk ; perch, pickerel, bass ; boats free ; 
surrounded by forest. Own livery ; good gunning. 

Chas. C. Racine— P. O. address, Eldred, Sullivan County, IS". Y. — 
10 miles ; conveyance, $1. 1 double, 6 single rooms ; adults, $7 ; 
children, half price ; servants, $7 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. 
Boats, $1 per day ; own livery. 



LACKAWAXEN, This most interesting loc-dlity 

PIKE COUNTY, PA. i • 11 ,-, • -, s 

111 miles from New York. combines all the requisites 01 

4 trains from New York week clays. onmrnpr rptrpflf Tin A «r>fm- 

5 trains to New York week days. a summer retreat. ±ne seen-. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. ery j g Super b, and the view Up 
2 trains to New York Sundays. J jt ' 1 

Fare one way, $3.40; limited, $2.98. anC l down the Valley is of SUr- 

Round trip, $5. ... 

Family Commutation,50trips,$85.00 passing lovelilieSS. It is On the 

Family Commutation ,25 trips,$42.50 i^. , _ 

12 trip tickets, $20.40. Delaware and Liackawaxen 

Rivers, in the hunting and fishing region of Pike and 
Wayne Counties, Pa., and Sullivan County, N. Y. 



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The attractions of this place are its pure air, its 
beautiful scenery, its fishing, its boating, and the general 
wildness that pervades the surroundings. Roads climb 
the surrounding hills, and lead to many a point of interest. 
Half way between Lackawaxen and Shohola is Panther 
Brook, with its charming glen and cataract, and its trout. 
A mile above the station is Lord's Brook, which forms a 
number of handsome falls a short distance back in the 
woods, and adds its quota of trout to the demand of the 
neighborhood. On the top of the ridge across the Dela- 
ware, a mile from Lackawaxen, is Mountain Lake, a large 
sheet of crystal water, well-stocked with pickerel. Taylor's 
Brook is five miles distant; the Shohola fishing grounds, 
six ; Beaver Brook, three miles ; Blooming Grove, (which 
has been, at considerable expense, carefully preserved as 
private grounds), and its streams, lake and hunting 
grounds, twelve miles, over a good road. Deer, bear, 
partridge, woodcock; bass, trout, pickerel, eels, cat-fish. 
No mosquitoes or malaria. The town has a population of 
200. Good public schools, a Methodist and a Baptist 
church and a well-stocked general store. 

HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 

Delaware House — F. J. Holbert, Manager — 3 minutes' walk. 
On banks of Delaware, at junction of Lackawaxen. Accommodate 
200 ; adults, $9 to $12 ; children, $5 to $7; servants, $7, according to 
location; transient, $2; discount for season. Livery; boating for a 
mile on river; black bass fishing in front of house; boats free to guests; 
best of references ; guides at hand ; gunning in season. This house is 
situated on the high bank of the Delaware River, at the pictureque 
spot where the Lackawaxen River forms a junction with that stream. 



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It has been the summer abiding place of many of the best families of 
New York and Brooklyn for several seasons. Tho house has been 
increased in size by the erection of a large addition, in which is included 
a large hall for amusements and dancing. The new building is fitted 
with all modern conveniences. 

New York Hotel — J. D. Oerr, Proprietor — House situated on 
high ground within 5 minutes' walk of station. 14 double and 12 single 
rooms ; adults, $7 to $10 ; children, $4 to $5 ; servants, $5 ; transient, 
$2 per day ; discount for season. Livery and stable accommodation on 
premises ; good black bass fishing within five minutes of the house ; 
boats free to guests; glen back of house; guides furnished; spring water. 

National Hotel— (Temperance)— C. Van Benschoten, Pro- 
prietor—Near. Highest ground in the place. 16 single and 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $5 ; servants, $5 ; $2 per day. Guides 
at hand ; fishing and gunning in season. 

Mountain Lake Farm House— H. E. Twichell, Proprietor — 1 
mile ; conveyance, 50 cents. 4 single, 9 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; 
children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; discount for season. Good 
fishing; guides to the lake; livery on premises; prices reasonable; 
gunning in season ; boats free. 



WESTCOLANG PARK, The noted game and fish preserve, 
n3^nu? 8 U f^Ne P wYork. known as the " Westcolang Lake 

2 trains from New York week days. j + i Dpi a warp "Ri vpr Pnrlr 

2 trains to New York week days. ana me J-^iawaie XllVer ITarK 

2 trains from New York Sundays. Association," OWn about 5,000 
2 trains to New York Sundays. » ' 

Fare one way, $3.50; limited, $3.10. aC res of forest land here, in the 

Eound trip, $5.15. ■ ' 

Family Commutation,50 trips,$87.50 heart OI the iaillOUS .Tike County 

Family Commutation,25 trips,$43. 75 ,, , . , , . . 

12 trip tickets, $21. fishing and hunting region. 

The object of the Association is to retain this large and 
valuable tract as a game and fish preserve and private 
park. It has a frontage of nearly three miles on the 



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Delaware River, and the property is unexcelled for the 
purposes to which it has been appropriated, and its accessi- 
bility is another great advantage. 

Westcolang Lake, about two miles in length, included 
in this property, is noted for its pickerel and perch fishing, 
and the Delaware River for its black bass, and Westcolang 
Creek and tributaries for its fine trout. This tract might 
well be called the "Hunter's Paradise," as game of all 
kinds is found in abundance. 

Extending for over a mile along the Westcolang Creek 
is a glen, rivaling in magnificent scenery that of Shohola 
or Glen Onoko. Within 500 feet of the glen, upon a high 
bluff several hundred feet above the Delaware River, 
stands the handsome, new four-story club house of the 
Association, which will accommodate 150 guests. 

A limited number of shares may be secured upon appli- 
cation to the secretary, Mr. W. P. Holly, 558 Lexington 
Ave.,, cor. 50th St., New York City. 



MAST HOPE A picturesque and healthy lo- 

pike county, pa. cality, with a population of 

116V£ miles from New York. c\nr\ • i i t • t j t 

1 tram from New York week days. 200, Situated amidst SUri'OUnd- 

2 trains to New York week days. j similar to Lackawaxen, 

Fare one way, $3.5o ; limited, $3.18. o ' 

Round trip, $5.30. and the description of that 

Family Commutation, 50 trips,$88. 75 

Family Commutation,^ trips,$44.40 place Will apply equally to 

12 trip tickets, $21.30. tit i. tt ti • 

Mast Hope. It is very popu- 
lar as a summer retreat, and has everything to re- 
commend it to those who would spend the summer 



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quietly in the midst of delightful surroundings. A good 
public school, a Baptist church and well-stocked shops and 
stores. 

The grounds of the " Forest Lake Association," situated 
in Lacka waxen Township, Pike County, Pa. (for use of 
members of the Association only), embraces about 1500 
acres of forest land, and are 4\ miles west of Mast Hope. 

A large, new club house has been erected, and com- 
mands a beautiful view of the surrounding country, 
being situated on the highest part of the ridge of 
hills between the Delaware and Lackawaxen Rivers, 
and has an elevation of about fifteen hundred feet 
above sea level and seven hundred feet above the 
rivers mentioned. 

To the west of the house, within easy walking dis- 
tance, lie Wolf and Tink Ponds. To the east are the 
Big Corilla and the Little Corilla, the former being 
a lake a mile long by half a mile wide, and the latter 
a lakelet of about half this size ; both entirely within 
the grounds of the Association. Twenty acres around 
the house have been enclosed, and are being cultivated 
for a lawn and pleasure ground. 

The big Corilla, Wolf Ponds and the Little Corilla 
are plentifully supplied with fish. In season, ducks 
frequent the lakes; good woodcock, partridge and 
quail shooting, and deer hunting can be had in the 
woods of the Association. 



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BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mrs. Mary Hankins— P. 0. address Tusten, Sullivan County, New 
York— 1 mile ; free transportation. 3 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$8 ; children, $7 ; transient, $1.25. Good fishing , boats furnished ; 
raises vegetables ; plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry. 

Mrs. M. Dabron— Conveyance free; 1 single, 6 double rooms ; 
adults, $1 per day ; children 50 cents per day ; servants, $5 per week. 
Excellent fishing ; boats and tackle free ; house on the bank of the 
Delaware; discount for season. 

W. H. Hankins— % mile. 5 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; 
children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; no discount. First-class 
fishing and gunning ; boats and dogs free. 

Julius Koch— 2 miles. 3 single, 1 double room ; adults, $7; children, 
$5 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $1. Good boating and fishing. 

Wm. Hawks— Near. 6 rooms ; adults, $6; children, $3.50 ; ser- 
vants, $4 ; $1 per day. Good fishing ; boats and tackle free ; fair 
gunning. 

A. J. Quick— 1% miles ; stage, 50c. 4 single and 4 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 to $10 ; children, $4 ; servants, $3 ; discount for season. 
Good fishing and gunning. 

Stephen Barnes, Beaver Brook, Sullivan County, K Y.— 7 miles 
fromShohola; conveyance, 75c; daily mail. 4 single and 10 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; children, half price ; servants, $5 ; transient, 
$1.25 ; discount for season. Good livery ; fishing and gunning ; boats 
and fishing tackle. 



NARROWSBURG, On the Delaware Eiver at Big 

SULLIVAN COUNTY, N. Y. -,,, ._ S 

i23>4 miles from New York. -liddy, the widest and deepest 

3 trains from New York week days. , £ , T tx , -r-.. 

3 trains to New York week days. part OI tile .Delaware JtllVer 

1 train from New York Sundays. „ \. n „ n ±1 A ~ . 1 :± n l i i 

i train to New York Sundays above tide; literally, a large lake 

5S^SS?iS B; " mlted ' PM - of pure spring water. Best of 
^a2£%S3£&2 blackba ss fishing. Boating for 
is trip tickets, $32. 'o. two miles. Here, within a few 

years, has grown up a charming summer stopping 



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place. The population of the town is 600, with 
churches of various denominations, good public 
schools and several well-stocked stores. Narrowsburg 
gets its name from the Narrows in the Delaware, just 
above the station. Below the Narrows the river wid- 
ens into what is known as Big Eddy, one of the broad- 
est places on the stream, as well as the deepest above 
tide-water. The visitor who seeks the opportunity 
for boating that Big Eddy offers will doubtless be 
struck with the number of transparent bubbles he 
sees floating on or constantly rising to the surface. 
These bubbles are formed by an inflammable gas that 
arises from the bottom of the river; it also appears 
in the sand along the shore, and may be ignited, when 
it burns for a few seconds with a bright flame. 

Narrowsburg is in the midst of such scenery as has 
already been described in the Delaware Yalley. There 
are lakes, and streams and mountains ; splendid views 
and healthful air and water. There are ten mountain 
lakes within eight miles, and numerous trout streams 
in the vicinity. No mosquitoes or malaria ; cool 
nights ; deer hunting on surrounding ridges. Par- 
tridge shooting good ; splendid drives ; livery near 
station. 

HOTELS. 

Gebhard's Hotel — J. Gebhard, Proprietor — Near. 7 single and 
5 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; 
discount for season. Livery attached. Good fishing and gunning ; 
boats free to guests. 



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G. A. Kessler— 2 miles; conveyance free. 5 single and 8 double 
rooms; adults, $7 to $8; children, according to age; servants, $5; 
transient, $1 per day. Boats and fishing tackle free to guests ; good 
fishing and gunning ; lake, 80 acres of pure spring water, near ; no 
malaria ; discount for season. 

J. H. Soller — P. O. address, Lava, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 3 
miles ; mail stage, 25c. each. 6 single, 3 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; 
children, $4 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $1 per day ; Post-office, 5 min- 
utes' walk. 

John Xeal — Beech Pond, Wayne County, Pa. — 5 miles. 9 single 
and 2 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children and servants, $5 ; transient, 
$1 per day; own livery. Beautiful lake half mile from the farm. Min- 
eral spring with medicinal properties ; recent cures of salt rheum, 
skin diseases and blood diseases can be mentioned ; excellent fishing 
and boating. Boats and tackle provided, 25 cents per day. Good 
gunning. Transportation free. 

Louis Kelez— -P. O. address, Lava, Sullivan County, N. X—%% 
miles. 4 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; children under 12 
years, half price; servants, $4; transient, $1; discount for season. 
Good fishing ; guides to the lakes ; conveyance, $1. 

Mrs. A. B. Hyer — 1% miles. 2 single and 5 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 and $7 ; children and servants, half price ; $1 per day. Good 
fishing near house ; bathing on the premises. 

Jacob Sperr— P. O. address, Lava, Sullivan County, N. Y.— 2 
miles ; conveyance free. 1 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; chil- 
dren, half price ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. 

Henry Netger— 1% miles ; conveyance free. 3 single, 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, half price ; $1 per day. 

Abram Dexter— 3 miles; conveyance, 50c; 4 single, 3 double 
rooms; adults, $6; children, $4; servants, $5; $1 per day; discount 
for season ; livery attached. Black bass fishing ; excellent gunning ; 
guides furnished at reasonable rates ; boats free ; hunting equipments 
provided free. 



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coc H ecto N -, For a summer resort, Cochecton 

SULLIVAN COUNTY, N. Y, . ,. . . 

130% miles from New York. presents attractions unsur- 

2 trains from New York week days. t • n . . mi • 

2 trains to New York week days. passed in the Country. llllS 

1 train from New York Sundays. . ,. • ^t ^ ., 

Fare one way, $4; limited, $3.63. Station IS Well-knOWn aS the 

Round trip, $55.60. ., . ^ T1 .. 

Family commutation, so tripsjioo. railway point nearest White 

Family Commutation, 25 trips, $50. tit . • i 

12 trip tickets, p4. .Lake, and very many tourists 

still prefer this route, the drive from Cochecton to 
White Lake being but fourteen miles, over a good road, 
and one rich in fine scenery. The population is about 
800, with three public schools and a Methodist, a Bap- 
tist, a Catholic and a Presbyterian church. Well-stocked 
general stores. The location of Cochecton is well cal- 
culated to make it a popular summer retreat. The 
valley here is very wide, the Upper Delaware having no 
where such an extent of fertile plain. Cochecton vil- 
lage is neat and cosy, and there is an air of pastoral 
ease about it that at once attracts the visitor. 

There are several fine lakes in the mountains, with- 
in four miles of the station, affording both pickerel 
and trout fishing. Lake Huntington and Mitchell 
Lake, on the New York side, are noted places, with 
good roads leading to them from the station. Among 
the trout streams are Calkins' Brook, Bush's Creek, 
Tyler Brook, Beaver Dam' Creek, and Mitchell Brook, 
all near at hand. 

The Delaware River is crossed at Cochecton by a 
fine bridge. Three miles below Cochecton, Calkins' 
Creek comes into the Delaware on the Pennsylvania 
side. Here, in a romantic spot, is the neat village of 
Milanville. 



Three miles from Cochecton, in Wayne County, and 
beyond the pretty village of Damascus, which lies 
along the river and climbs the rising ground opposite 
Cochecton, is the village of Tyler Hill, a collection of 
beautiful residences. The surroundings of this ele- 
vated vicinity are among the attractions of Cochecton. 
The visitor has before him the beautiful country up 
and down the Delaware ; the rolling land to the west- 
ward, with many high mountain peaks looking down 
into fertile valleys, and intervening stretches of wood 
and farm. The distant mountains of Sullivan County 
bound the river on the east. 

BOARDING AND. FARM HOUSES. 

Ezra F. Calkin — Near. 3 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children $5 ; 
servants, $7; $1 per day. Good fishing; livery. 

John Be:nnedum — P. O. address, Fosterdale, Sullivan County, IS". 
Y. — 5 miles. 5 single, 9 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; dis- 
count for season. Good fishing and gunning : own livery. 

James O. Gfdney — P. O. address, KenozaLake, Sullivan County, N. 
Y. — 6 miles ; private conveyance, 75 cents each. 9 double rooms ; 
adults, £6 ; children, $5 ; servants, £5 ; transient, $1 ; discount for 
season. Good fishing near house and gunning in season ; romantic 
scenery and drives ; very healthy and well shaded ; daily mail. 

Mrs. F. E. Hartman — 2 miles ; free conveyance. 2 single, 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 ; children under 10, $'3 ; over 10, $3 ; ser.ants, $4; 
$1 per day ; discount for season. Livery on premises ; good gunning 
and fishing. 

Amos F. Gay — 5 miles ; free conveyance. 5 single, 5 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; discount for season. Good 
gunning and fishing. 

F. W. Munther — P. O. address, Cochecton, Sullivan County, 1ST. 
Y. — 3 miles; conveyance, $1 for 3 persons; accommodation for 16; 
adults, $6 ; children as agreed ; discount for season. Good iivery ; 
fishing and boating. 

Peter Fahrenz — 4 miles ; conveyance free. 5 single and 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day. Good 
fishing; boats free; gunning. 



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Adam Hipe— P. O. address, Fosterdale, Sullivan County, K Y.— 4 
miles ; conveyance free one way. 4 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, 
$5 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $2 per day ; discount for season. 
Livery on premises ; good gunning and fishing. 

Pine Grove Cottage— J. B. Brining, Proprietor, P. O. address^ 
Cochecton Centre, Sullivan County, N. Y.— 5 miles ; free conveyance 
oneway. 8 single, 6 double rooms; adults, $7; children, $4.50; 
servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; special rates to families. Good fishing 
and bathing ; boats and bathing free ; livery convenient, at reasonable 
rates; discount for season. 

Valentine Dittmar— P. O. address, Fosterdale, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — Private conveyance ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; transient, $1. 
Good fishing near; boats furnished. 

CALLICOON, In the midst of surroundings 

SULLIVAN COUNTY, N. Y. „ „ n .. .. .. 

133 miles from New York. ol a wild and rugged character. 

6 trains from New York week days. r\ iv l ^ j.- £ 

5 trains to New York week days. CalllCOOn has a population ol 

4 trains from New York Sundays. T onn ari PTf >pll Pri + o-rnrlArl rmli 

3 trains to New York Sundays. 1 j 4UU > an excellent graaea pUD- 

Fare one way $4 15; limited, #3.78. li C School, lllimerOUS churches, 

Round trip, $5.75. ' ' 

FamilyCommutation,50trips,?103.75 and good stores and sllOOS, 

Family Commutation,^ trips,$51. 90 . ° L 

12 trip tickets, $24.to. which are always well stocked. 

It is the centre of one of the famous trout regions of 
the Delaware Valley. The Callicoon Creek, which 
enters the Delaware a short distance below the 
station, threads the back wilderness and a splendid 
farming section. Along its entire course, from the 
hills on either side, tributary streams flow into it at 
short intervals. The main stream and its feeders are 
natural trout creeks, and all the season long they 
afford royal sport to the angler. All these brooks 
are within five miles of the station. On the Pennsyl- 
vania side of the river is Hollister Creek. For two 



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miles from the river this creek flows through a wild 
and narrow gorge, and seeks the level of the river by 
a series of wonderful water-falls. The borders of the 
creek are thickly grown with rhododendrons, and the 
early summer fills the glen with bands of pink-tinted 
bloom. 

Numerous lakes cluster in the hills on both sides 
of the river, the famous Bethel township lakes, in 
Sullivan County, being within easy reach. In Wayne 
County, Galilee Lake, Duck Harbor, Swago Lake and 
others are near and convenient of access. Bass, 
pickerel and perch fishing are attractions of these 
waters. No malaria. 

STAGE LINES. 

For North Branch, 50 cents ; and Callicoon, 75 cents — daily except 
Sunday. For Falls Mills, daily except Sunday, 50 cents. For Jeffer- 
son ville and Pika Pond, daily except Sunday, 75 cents ; $1 round trip. 
Leave after the arrival of train 1 from New York. Connect with 
train 96 for New York, via Port Jervis. 

HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 

Western Hotel, — Mrs. L. Thorwelle, Proprietress — Near. 10 
single, 10 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children under 12, $3 ; servants, 
$5; transient, $1.25. Good livery; boats free ; guides, $1.50; a first 
class pointer free. 

Travellers' Home — C. Batjernfeind, Proprietor — P. O. address, 
North Branch, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 5 miles; free transportation. 
48 rooms; adults, $6; children, $3; servants $5; $1.25 per day. Good 
trout fishing and gunning. Livery. 

Phillip Hembdt — 5 miles ; free conveyance, 12 single and 10 
double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. 
Fishing; and gunning ; discount for season. 



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Jacob Dietz — Near. 30 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, $7 to 
children, $3 to $5; servants, $5; transient, $1.50; discount for 
season. Fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. Conrad Ruppert, Pike Pond, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 8 miles; 
conveyance free. 16 single and 8 double rooms; adults, $7; children, 
$3.50; servants, $5; transient, $1; discount for season. Good fishing 
and gunning ; boats free. 

C. Alley, Pike Pond, Sullivan County, N". Y. — 7 miles. 5 single, 
4 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $3 ; discount for 
season. Good fishing and boating ; boats and fishing tackle free. 
Livery ; conveyance free. 

Jeffersonville Hotel — A. Grouten, Proprietor — P. O. address, 
Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, K. Y. — 9 miles; daily stage. 12 
single, 6 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children, half price ; ser- 
vants, $4 ; $1 per day. On the shore of Pike Pond, a large and beau- 
tiful body of water ; good fishing and gunning ; boats free. 

John Pirschueb — P. O. address, Pike Pond, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 8 miles. 5 single and 2 double rooms ; $6 ; $1 per day. Good 
fishing and gunning. 

Mansion House — M. Gabriel, Proprietor — P. O. address, Jeffer- 
sonville, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 9 miles. 9 single, 4 double rocms; 
adults, $5 to $7; children, half price; servants, $5; transient, $1 per 
day; discount for season. Raises vegetables; good fishing and gunning. 

Eagle Hotel— Charles Homer, Proprietor — P. O. address, Jeffer- 
sonville, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 6 rooms; adults, $(fto $7; children, 
$3.50; servants, $5 to $6. 

Jacob Hust — P. (>. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, 1ST. Y. 
6 rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 to $5 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day. 

Philip J. Hust — P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 9 miles ; conveyance free. 8 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$5; children, according to age; servants, $4; discount for season. 
Good fishing and hunting ; guides, $1 per day. 

John Armbrust — P. O. address, Pike Pond, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 8 miles ; conveyance, 75 cents. 8 double rooms ; adults, $7; 
children and servants, $5; $1 per day; discount for season. Good 
livery ; fishing and gunning ; boats free. 



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Charles Schleeck — P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 9 miles; conveyance, $1. 6 rooms; adults, $6 to $7; chil- 
dren, $3 ; servants, $5 to $6; $1.50 per day. Guides to lakes, $1 per 
day. 

T. L. Sutliff — Near. 15 single, 5 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $8; 
children and servants, $3 to $5; $1.50 per day. Guides provided; 
good gunning and fishing ; boats free. 

Hotel Brandt — A. Brandt, Proprietor — %y 2 miles ; free convey- 
ance. 20 rooms; adults, $7; children, $3.5); servants, $6; $1.50 
per day; discount for season. Farm attached; guides, dogs, guns, 
etc., furnished. 

Callicoon Hotel — John Ludwig, Proprietor — 9 miles ; stage, 50 
cents. On north branch of Callicoon Creek ; trout fishing and hunt- 
ing; guides, $1.50 per day; large farm attached. 7 single, 2 double 
rooms ; terms on application ; good livery. 

J. S. Gebhard — P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 5 miles; conveyance free. 6 double rooms; adults, $6; chil- 
dren under 12, $4 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $1 per day. Good fishing 
and gunning. Hunters' equipments and dogs free. 

L. K. Knise— P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
—5 miles ; daily stage. 4 single, 5 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, 
$4 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 ; good livery ; fishing and gunning. 

F. Wohler— P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
— 5 miles. 25 rooms; adults, $6; children, $3 to $5; servants, $5; 
$1 per day. Conveyance free ; fishing and gunning ; guides to lakes 
and streams. 

C. Hahn— 9 miles; daily stage, fare 75 cents. 3 rooms; adults, $6; 
transient, $1 per day; discount for season. Good fishing ; guides free. 

John Beck— P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, N. Y. — 
10 miles. 3 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children and servants, 
$5 to $6; $1 per day; fishing. 

Jacob Steinhatjer— 9 miles ; stage, 50 cents. 2 single, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; good livery accommodations ; fishing 
and gunning. 



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Ben J. Fkey— P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
— 4 miles; conveyance free. 4 single and 8 double rooms; adults, $6 ; 
children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Fishing 
and gunning ; guns and dogs free. 

L. A. Stewart — P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 6 miles. 8 rooms; adults, $6"; children, $4. Splendid fish- 
ing and gunning. 

Fabian Reel — P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, N.Y. 
— 6 miles. 5 single rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, half price ; servants, 
$6 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Fine fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. Jno. Long — %% miles ; conveyance free. 4 single, 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, 4 ; transient, 75 cents per 
day. Good fishing and gunning ; livery attached. 

O. B. Anderson — P. O. address, North Branch, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 5 miles. 4 single and 9 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, 
$3 to $5 ; servants, $5; $1 per day. Good fishing; guides. Livery. 

John S. Diehl— P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 11 miles ; 10 rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4. 
Daily stage. Good livery ; fishing and gunning. 

' Henry A. Meyer — P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 11 miles; 4 single, 2 double rooms; adults, $6; children, $3; 
servants, $5. Good livery ; fishing and gunning. 

W. C. Brand — P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
11 miles ; free conveyance. 6 rooms ; adults, $7. 

G. Netjberger — P. O. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, N.Y. 
11 miles ; 4 rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3.50. Daily stage, fare 75 
cents. Good fishing near at hand. 

Joseph Seibert — P. 0. address, Jeffersonville, Sullivan County, 
N.Y. — 10 miles ; stage or private conveyance, $1.50 per trip. 8 rooms ; 
adults, $7 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; discount for season. 

E. S. IIaton— 1 mile ; free conveyance. 6 rooms ; adults, $7. 
Private fish pond near house ; everything first class. 



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Charles Fistier, — 3 miles ; conveyance free. 3 single, 12 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 ; children, $3 to $5 ; servants, $5. 

Charles T. Curtis — Near. 2 single, 5 double rooms ; adults, $7 
to $10. Good fishing. 

Mrs. John Frey — P. O. address, Callicoon, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
—2 miles ; conveyance, 25 cents ; 4 single rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, 
$2.50 ; servants, $5; $1 per day. Good fishing and gunning. 

Truman Moulthrop — P. O. address, Kenoza Lake, Sullivan 
County, N. Y. — 8 miles ; stage. 3 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, according to age. Good fishing and gunning. 



HAN KINS, A quiet hamlet among the up- 

SULLIVAN COUNTY, N. Y„ -n. T , • .,, 

143 miles from New York. per Delaware mountains, with 

2 trains to New York week days. ' a population OI 150, a public 

SSxdteirjew 865 limited ' P ' 98 * scllool > and several good gen- 
FamiiyCommutation,5otri P s,?i08.75 e ral stores. Churches of vari- 

Family Commutation, 25 trips, $54.40 

12 trip tickets, $26.io. ous denominations within easy 

reach by fine, hard wagon roads or romantic walks. 
The outlying country, back on the hills, is charming 
and healthful, with delightful scenery and the best of 
trout and bass fishing. Deer, partridge and small 
game in season. Long, Basket, Mott and Low Ponds ; 
Back Brook ; Hankins, Basket, Centre, Trout and 
other creeks in the vicinity. No malaria or mosqui- 
toes. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Cold Spring House — Philemon Minckler— P. O. address, Fre- 
mont Centre, Sullivan County, N. Y.— 4 miles. 10 single, 7 double 
rooms; adults, $7; children, $2 to $5; $1.50 per day; discount for 
season. Good place for children ; swings and other amusements ; spring- 
water; good table; livery convenient. 2,000 feet above sea level. 
Fishing. 



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LONG EDDY, A quiet, healthful village, 

f,«i LI M AN * co i NT ^ "?• Y ' named from a particular con- 

146% miJes from New York. r 

1 train from New York week days, figuration of the Delaware, 

2 trains to New York week days. ° 

Fare one way, $4.50; limited, $4.10. upon the banks of which the 
Round trip, $6.35. x . . ■ _ _ 

FamilyCommutation,50trips,$112.50 town IS Situated. Population, 

Family Comniutation,25trips,$56.25 rrtf , mi t r» i • ■ n 

12 trip tickets, $27. o00. lhe bass nsning m the 

river is fine, and on the outlying wooded hills are 
many trout streams, and bass and pickerel lakes, and, 
in the season, plenty of game, both large and small. 
There is a good public school, a fine, new Methodist 
church. The place has an excellent system of public 
water works, supplied by pure mountain springs, and 
good general stores. No gnats or malaria ; unexcelled 
scenery, and the home of many New Yorkers, who 
have built handsome summer cottages at this place. 



HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 

Delaware Mountain House — L. Egleston, Proprietor — 5 min : 
utes' walk. Accommodations for 25 ; adults, $8 to $12 ; servants, half 
price ; discount for season ; hot and cold baths ; extensive verandas ; 
excellent table, supplied with fresh eggs, milk and vegetables. Livery 
attached ; boating and fishing ; rates reasonable. 

Mountain House— 10 minutes' walk from station and Delaware 
River. Accommodate 16; adults, $8 to $10 per week; servants, half 
price ; extensive veranda and splendid views ; pure mountain air, and 
plenty of pure and soft running water from village water works ; boat- 
ing and fishing. Best reference given ; a delightful and healthy 
summer home. 



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C. G. Armstrong — % mile ; free conveyance. 22 single and 8 
double rooms ; adults, $6 to $10; children, $3 to $5; servants, $5 to 
$6; transient, $1.50 per day; discount for season; good fishing and 
gunning ; boats and tackle, 50 cents per day ; bath room with hot and 
cold water in house. 

David La Valley — 3 miles ; transportation free. 8 single, 4 double 
rooms; adults, $5; children, $3.50; servants, $4;' $2 per day. Good 
fishing and gunning ; guides, $1 per day ; free hounds and bird dogs. 

Miss Betsy J. Kellam — Near. 6 single, 9 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children and servants, $5 ; $1 per day. Good dogs at hand ; good 
fishing, and boats free ; discount for season. 

Mary Carrick — % mile ; conveyance free. 2 single, 3 double 
rooms ; adults, $4 ; children and servants, $3 ; good fishing ; guides, 
$1.50 per day. 

F. D. Meyer— Near. 5 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $9 ; 
children and servants, half price ; $1.50 per day ; discount for season. 
Boats and tackle free. 

A. Yan Benschoten — Near. 9 single rooms ; adults $7 ; children 
and servants, half price ; transient, $1.50. Good livery, $3 per day ; 
fishing ; hunting. 

Amasa Geer — 3 miles ; free conveyance. 3 single rooms, 1 double 
room ; adults, $4 ; children and servants, $3. Boats and fishing tackle 
free. 

Kiverside House — Mrs. Billings, Proprietress — 3 minutes' walk. 
4 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $4.50 to $5 ; children, $3; ser- 
vants, $4. House situated on banks of Delaware River, recently en- 
larged and improved ; fruit and vegetables in abundance. 



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LORDVILLE, In a prosperous lumbering sec- 

fS^ZVloI- Y - tion of the Delaware Valley, 

2 trains from New York week days, ^h abundance of rugged 

2 trains to New York week days. < -' c -' 

Fare one way, $4.70; limited, $4.10. mountain SCenerY. Trout 
Round trip, $6.60. J 

FamiiyCommutation,50trips,$ii7.50 streams near at hand, and tne 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $58.75 ., . „ , n , . • ta i 

12 trip tickets, $28.20. best oi bass fishing m Delaware 

Kiver. Good sport with dog and gun. This is the 
station for Equinunk, Wayne County, Pa., one mile 
distant on the opposite bank of the river, and easily 
reached by means of a well-kept roadway which 
crosses the river on a substantial suspension bridge. 
Equinunk is located in the midst of healthful and 
romantic surroundings, and is one of the most popu- 
lar Erie resorts. Pure, cool, mountain air; nights 
cool during the hottest season ; excellent water ; 
malaria unknown. The best of fishing and gunning; 
delightful drives and rambles in every direction. Popula- 
tion, 500. Methodist and Catholic churches, good public 
and private schools, and plenty of well-stocked stores. 
Two responsible citizens of the town, the Hon. W. 
M. Nelson and Mr. H. N. Farley, authorize us to state 
that they will, for one dollar, give to any responsible 
person who will erect and maintain a respectable house 
for the accommodation of a certain number of summer 
guests, a deed for five acres of land, situated near the 
village, on an eminence overlooking a charming land- 
scape ; or, on the same terms, a deed for half an acre 
for a summer residence for a family. 



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HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 
Mountain House — L. "W. Hankins— P. 0. address, Equinunk, 
Wayne County, Pa. — 3*^ miles; conveyance, 50 cents. 3 single, 3 
double rooms; adults, $7 to $10; children, according to age; ser- 
vants, $5; $1.25 per day; discount for season. Good fishing and 
gunning ; high, airy ground ; fine scenery ; will provide swings, 
croquet ground, &c. ; daily mail. 

Joshua Pine— P. O. address, Equinunk, Wayne County, Pa. — 1% 
miles ; conveyance, 25 cents. 5 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children, special; servants, $5; transient, $1 per day. Good fishing 
and gunning ; good boats, free to guests. 

Mrs. H. P. Sherwood — P. O. address, Equinunk, Wayne County, 
Pa. — 2 miles ; conveyance, 25 cents. 8 single and 3 double rooms ; 
adults, $5 ; children, $5 ; servants, $4 ; transient, $1 Good fishing 
and gunning ; house beautifully located near Delaware Eiver ; dis- 
count for season. 

Miss Hulda E. Knight— P. O. address, Equinunk, Wayne County, 
Pa. — 1 mile ; conveyance, 25 cents. 2 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$5 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. Good fishing and gun- 
ning ; large, shady yard ; location high and dry ; post-office opposite 
house ; discount for season ; good livery and boating. 

Kilgour House — Messrs. Mack & Fowler — Near. 21 single and 6 
double rooms; adults, $8; children and servants, half price; tran- 
sient, $2 ; discount for season ; good fishing and gunning ; own 
horses and carriages for guests. 



STOCKPORT, A quiet, healthful hamlet in 

DELAWARE COUNTY, N. Y. ,, . , „ „ ., 1 . 

159J4 miles from New York. til 6 midst OI Some OI the CllOlC- 

1 train from New York week days. j. j? xn • j_ -1 

2 trains to New York week days. est ot -&ne summer territory. 

Sundtaip'fe w 865 limite<i, $4 ' 10 ' P°P ulation > 200. The scenery 

FamiiyCommutation,5otrips,$i2t.25 is picturesque in the extreme, 

Family Commutation,25 urips,$60.65 -, ,, p -t , ' r> 

12 trip tickets, $29.10. and the facilities tor fish- 
ing, hunting, riding and rambling unsurpassed. 
Across the river, and but two miles distant, is the 



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romantic Lake Como, rapidly becoming popular as a 
summer resting-place. Good public schools, one gen- 
eral store and a Methodist church. There are many 
other ponds and streams in the vicinity, and, alto- 
gether, this region offers rare inducements to the sum- 
mer-home seeker. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSE 

Bichakd Randall— P. O. address, Lake Como, Wayne County, 
N. Y. — 2 miles ; conveyance free. 2 single, 4 double rooms; adults, 
$7; children and servants, $5; transient, $1.25; adults preferred, 
Farm of 250 acres ; pleasant situation ; 1,680 feet above the sea level, 
and a very healthful locality ; breeze all summer ; good gunning and 
fishing ; discount for season. 



HANCOCK, The Mohawk, or west branch 

DELAWARE COUNTY, N. Y. c n t-v l t> • 

163% miles from New York. ot the Delaware lliver, rises 

5 trains from New York week days. ,i ann+hprn <*lrmP nf n Qrmr 

5 trains to New York week days. on tne SOUinem Slope OI a Spur 

l^Zl~oT^T' of the Catskills,in Schoharie 

Fare one way $5; limited, $4.14. County, N. Y. The PopactOD, 
Round trip, $7.10. J ' . . 

Family Commutation^ trips,$125. or eas t branch, lias its head in 
Family Commutation^ trips,$62. 50 

12 trip tickets, po. the wilderness ol upper Ulster 

County. The two branches run nearly parallel across 
Delaware County, being divided by a ridge of moun- 
tains eleven miles wide, and meet around the base of a 
great dome-like hill at Hancock. The spot was called 
" She-haw-ken '' by the Indians, which means " where 
the waters meet." The village here was formerly 
called by that name. Hancock, the present village, is 
surrounded by the loftiest elevations of the Delaware 
Highlands, all of which are heavily w r ooded. At no 
point along the river is the scenery more grand. 



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Hancock is a neat and beautifully located place, and 
is the centre of the great lumber region of the upper 
Delaware. The population of the town is about 4,000 
and of the village about 1,000. There is an excellent 
graded public school with five teachers ; churches 
of every denomination, and stores and shops of all 
kinds. 

Hancock is literally surrounded by trout streams, 
there being no less than eleven within convenient 
reach. Cadosia, Reeds, Sands, Shehawken, Trout, 
Pease Eddy and Tyler Creeks are among them. The 
Beaver Kill is only twelve miles distant. The scenery 
on and about these streams is grand — falls, glens and 
wild ravines being met with at short intervals. Han- 
cock is one of the most popular mountain resorts in 
the country. There are many line lakes in the vicin- 
ity. Deer, bear, partridge ; black bass in the Dela- 
ware. Good livery accommodations. 

HOTEL. 

Hancock House — E. W. Gkeffis — Near. 25 single, So double 
rooms ; adults, 7 ; servants, $5 ; $2 per day ; discount for season. 
Good fishing and gunning. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

D. B. Van Etten — £ mile ; conveyance, 25 cents. 6 single, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $5 ; servants, $7 ; $1.50 per day. 

A. W. Lakin — P. O. address, Lake Como, Wayne County, Pa. — 
10 miles ; conveyance free. 6 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; 
children and servants, $5; $1.50 per day. Good livery, fishing and 
hunting. 

A. T. Poole — P. O. address, Lake Como, Wayne County, Pa. — 8 
miles ; conveyance free. 4 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; chil- 
dren, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1.50 per day. Fishing and gunning ; boats 
free ; own livery. 



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Tracy Sheppakd — 3^ m il e 5 conveyance free. 15 rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children and servants, $5. Good livery ; good fishing and gun- 
ning ; guides, $1.50 per day. 

A. Jones— P. O. address, Lake Como, Wayne County, Pa. — 7 miles ; 

daily stage, free to guests. 6 single rooms ; adults, $6 ; children and 
servants, half price ; $1 per day ; discount for season ; 8 lakes near ; 
boats and tackle free ; fishing excellent ; fair hunting. 

L. W. Rood— 10 miles ; conveyance free to season guests. 3 sin- 
gle and 3 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4. Excellent fishing. 

M. Menhennett — Lake Como, Wayne County, Pa. — 5 miles ; 
daily stage ; reasonable charge. 5 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; discount for season. Livery accom- 
modations good ; lake on the grounds ; good fishing, boats and tackle 
free ; guides furnished to surrounding lakes and streams at moderate 
charge ; good gunning, pheasants and other small game ; dogs fur- 
nished free. 



HALES EDDY, A healthful, quiet resort among 

DELAWARE COUNTY, N. Y. n -j^ ^ tt- l i i -m 

ir2 miles from New York. the Delaware Highlands, with 

r,r n rt°o m Hr^;St 8 ;. ""«& the same surroundings 

Fare one way, $5.25; limited, $4.39. as Hancock. The Scenery is 
Round trip, $7.35. . . . J 

FamiiyCommutation,5otrips,$i3i.25cLeligntiul, and. m the mountain 

Family Commutation,25 trips,$G5.65 , j i i l t jj 

12 trip tickets, $31.50. streams and lakes near at hand 

there is excellent fishing. Air pure, cool and bracing. 
No malaria and no mosquitoes. Fine drives and en- 
joyable walks. The river offers exceptional facilities 
for boating and bathing. The town has a population 
of about 200, a good public school, a church used 
jointly by both Methodist and Baptist denominations, 
and well-stocked general stores. 



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DEPOSIT, Deposit is a thriving village, 

BROOME COUNTY, N. Y. i i i i • i i «ti jf 

177 miles from New York. surrounded by high hills, from 

5 trains from New York week days, j.] qnmrnitq of whlYh dfdio-rit- 
4 trains to New York week days. me SUmmilS OI WI11CI1 aeilglll- 

3 trains from New York Sundays, ftj ^eWS Q f ^ Q surroU nding 

2 trains to New York Sundays. & 

Fare one way ss 40; limited,* $4.54. country are to be had, and has 

Round trip, $7.50. J ' 

Family Commutation^ trips,$135. a population of 2,000 persons. 

Family Commutation^ trips,$67.50 x x ni -, 

12 trip tickets, $32.40. It has a graded school with 

full academic course and eight experienced teachers ; two 
private schools; churches of various denominations; stores 
of all kinds ; a fine system of water works ; streets lighted ; 
telephone exchange and opera house; situated 1,000 feet 
above tide, and is noted for its dairying products. 
Three miles from Deposit is a mountain lake, nearly a 
mile long, surrounded with woods of beech, maple and 
pine, the clear, cold waters of which are well-stocked 
with game fish of every variety. This lake is called 
Oquaga. B. F. Taylor says very truly : " If there is a 
more restful place than this outside ' God's acres,' I 
have failed to find it;" and he adds: "The mountain 
road to the lake is picturesque enough to lead to 
Paradise." 

HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 

Oquaga House— J. H. Stone & Co.— Near. 40 rooms ; adults, 
$7; children and servants, $4; transient, $1.50; discount for season. 
First-class livery ; good fishing and gunning ; guides at reasonable 
prices. 

Brookside Cottage— Mrs. M. F. Kellam— 3^ mile. 4 double and 
4 single rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. 
Good livery ; fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. E. Beardsley— % mile ; conveyance free. 3 single and 2 
double rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 ; children, half rate ; servants, $4 ; $1 
per day ; discount for season. First class livery ; fishing and gunning. 



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Central Hotel — H. B. Stetson, Proprietor — Near. 20 single, 2 
double rooms ; adults, $4 to $6 ; children, according to age ; $1.50 
per day ; discount for season. Good livery ; fair fishing. 

Western House — O. L. Mallony, Proprietor — Near. 25 single, 
10 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $8 ; children and servants, $3 to $5 ; 
transient, $1.50. Good livery connected with house ; fishing near. 

J. O. Burrows — 2% miles. 5 rooms ; adults, $6 to $10 ; children, 
$2 to $5 ; servants, $3 to $5 ; discount for season, Good livery ; 
splendid fishing in Delaware Kiver, near house. 

Mrs. Abner Chapman — Private house — 34 mile. 4 double rooms ; 
adults, $5 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day ; discount for sea- 
son. Livery ; fishing and gunning. 

T. M. Bixby — Private house — Near. 6 double and 2 single rooms ; 

adults, $6 to $9 ; $1 per day. Livery ; good fishing ; fair gunning. 

Mrs. B. B. More— 1 mile. Adults, $5 to $10. Good livery and fishing. 

A. M. Butler— 1% miles. 3 rooms ; rates on application ; discount 
for season. Good livery ; good fishing in Delaware River. 

E. J. Scott — P. O. address, Oquaga Lake, Broome County, N. Y. — 3 
miles; conveyance free. 13 double rooms; adults, $6 to $8; children and 
servants, $5; transient, $1.25. Good fishing; boats free; house about 30 
rods from lake ; large grove, lawn tennis, croquet, hammocks, swings. 

Jonas Rivenburgh — P. O. address, Oquaga Lake, N. Y. — 3 miles ; 
will meet guests on notice free of charge. 7 single rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children, $2.50 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day. Good fishing; fair gunning 
and livery accommodations. 

Mrs. Fletcher Palmer — \ mile ; conveyance to season guests free. 
10 rooms; adults, $5 ; children and servants, half price; transient, $1 
per day. Good livery ; splendid fishing. 

Mrs. O. T. Bundy — Location central. Accommodation for 8 ; $5 to 
$10. Refers to Prof. J. B. Dunbar, Bloomfield, N. J. 

J. C. Sands — P.O. address, Vallonia Springs, Broome County, N.Y. — 
14 miles; stage, 75 cents. 6 single, 4 double rooms; adults, children and 
servants, $6; $1.25 per day. Livery, fishing and hunting ; house newly 
furnished ; situated in a 4-acre grove containing medicinal mineral 
spring ; 2 mails per day; post-office in house ; circulars on application. 

George Webster — Cannonsville, Delaware County, N. Y. — 5 miles; 
free conveyance. 5 single rooms, 4 double rooms ; adults, $5; children, 
$3 , servants, $4 ; transient, 75 cents ; discount for season guests. 
Livery attached ; good gunning and fishing ; boats and tackle free. 



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Alonzo Seymour — P. O. address, Cannonsville, Delaware County, 
N. Y. — 8 miles ; free conveyance. 5 single and 4 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 to $8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $3. Livery ; fishing and 
gunning ; boats and fishing tackle free ; good table. 

R G. McGibbon — P. O. address, Cannonsville, Delaware County, 
N". Y. — 8 miles ; daily stage meets New York trains ; fare, 50 cents. 2 
single, 2 double sleeping rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1.25 ; discount for season. Livery, reasonable rates. An 
attractive summer home, with large, pleasant, well-shaded grounds. 

T. S. Delaney — P. O. address, Oquaga Lake, K. Y. — 3 miles ; stage 
daily ; fare, 25 cents. Daily mail ; furnished house, with 12 sleeping 
rooms, on banks of Oquaga Lake, in a beautiful grove, to rent for the 
season at a reasonable rate. Terms and particulars on application. 

Mrs. A. C. Moses — i mile. Accommodate 2 ; transient, $1.25 ; dis- 
count for season. Good fishing and gunning. 

J. W. Kniskehn — Near. 2 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. House new, in fine grove on 
elevation overlooking village ; good fishing near. 



THE NEWARK BRANCH. 

HARRISON, Tins portion of the city of E"ew- 

hudson county, n.j. ark is situated on the east bank 

7 miles from New York. f the Passaic Kiver, and has a 

16 trams from NewYork week days. m p 

14 trains to New York week days. population of 8,000. There are 

5 trains from New York Sundays. -i i ? -, ... 

5 trains to New York Sundays. churches ot every denomination, 

SSZi^JLT' and S° od P* Wic and Prf^te 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $5. Schools. The town has public 

gas and water service. There are extensive manufactur- 
ing interests here, among them being thread, trunk, wire, 

oil cloth and furniture factories, and. an Edison electric 
light works. 



NEWARK, The portion of this prosperous 

essex county, n.j. citj best adapted to suburban 

8M miles from New York. residence is situated at its ex- 

16 trains from New York week days. 

16 trains to New York week days, treme northern limit. It COU1- 

5 trains from New York Sundays. • + l -Fio-rith Warrl nf fhp 

5 trains to New York Sundays. prises TUe J^lgUtU YV arCl 01 TUe 

Fare one way 15 cents. City proper. Through this por- 

Eound trip, 25 cents. . 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $5. tion of the City runs the Newark 

Branch of the Erie. Northern Newark has a frontage of 
more than one mile on the west bank of the Passaic 
River, which presents a charming picture at this point ; 
and besides providing a natural drainage for the rolling 
land, which descends in a series of natural terraces from 
the very top of Orange Mountain, which forms a back- 
ground to the picture, it offers at this point one of the 
best boating courses in the country, and many famous 
rowing contests have been decided here. There are 
any number of tasteful dwellings with elegant grounds. 
The population, which is about 20,000, is increasing 
more rapidly than any other portion of the city. The 
streets are broad, macadamized and well lighted, and on 
several, cars are run at convenient intervals. There are 
many superior schools, both public and private, churches 
of all denominations, and well-appointed shops and 
stores. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Mrs. Lowenthal, 61 Irving Street, Wood side— Good location ; 2 
minutes from North Newark station and 5 minutes from Woodside ; 
near the Passaic River. 3 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $5 to 
$6.50. All home comforts; references exchanged if necessary; dis- 
count for season. Good livery. 2 miautes walk to North Newark 
station, where an excellent train service is in operation to and from 
Greenwood Lake. 



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WOODSIDE, 

ESSEX COUNTY, N. J. 

10J4 miles from New York. 

16 trains from NewYork week days. 

15 trains to New York week days. 

5 trains from New York Sundays. 

5 trains to New York Sundays. 
Faie one way, 20 cents. 
Eouad trip, 30 cents. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $5. 



One mile from Newark station, 
and a suburb of North Newark. 
Situated in the midst of a beauti- 
ful and healthful country, and 
rapidly growing in popular 
favor, this town is the home of 
many New York business men, 
who find it convenient and desirable in every way. It 
has a population of 6,000. There are several churches 
and good public schools. The town is platted in large 
lots, and the North Newark Land Company is making 
great improvements in this section in the way of erecting 
handsome and convenient cottages, for sale or rent, on 
easy terms. Much building is under way, sixty houses 
now being in course of erection. 



Surrounding country healthful 
and picturesque. Population, 
4,000, and popular for suburban 
residence. Several churches and 
good public and private schools. 
Belleville has several factories, 
among them being a copper re- 
duction works, two machine shops, two wire works, a rub- 
ber factory and a hat factory. The North Newark 
Land Company extends its operations to this section, and 
cottages may be had on easy terms. 



BELLEVILLE, 

ESSEX COUNTY, N. J. 

10^ miles from New York. 

16 trains from NewYork week days. 

16 trains to New York week days. 

5 trains from New York Sundays. 

5 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 20 cents. 
Round trip, 30 cents. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $5. 



ESSEX, Same general surroundings as 

essex county, n. j. Woodside and Belleville, and 

11Y2 miles from New York conveniently situated for subur- 

16 trains from New York week days. , ^ 

15 trams to New York week days, ban residence. Many New York 

5 trains from New York Sundays. -, ■, , 

5 trains to New York Sundays. business men have permanent 
Fare one way 25 cents. homes here, and the summer 

Eound trip, 40 cents. ' 

Family commutation, 50 trips, $6.50 home-seeker will, in time, find it 
convenient and healthful, although at present the resi- 
dents of Essex do not, as a rule, offer facilities for the 
season only. Population, 1,500. A good public school 
and a Methodist church. 



AVON DALE-NUTLEY-FRAN KLIN. 

These three stations succeed each other at intervals of 
about two minutes' time, and a description of the general 
surroundings will suffice for all. This, unquestionably, is 
one of the finest districts around New York. Its facilities 
for physical, moral and social elevation are so great that 
the seeker of a quiet home, either for a season or as a per- 
manent residence, is confidently recommended here. 



AVON DALE, The country is high and rolling, 

essex county, n. j. and beautifully diversified with 

12% miles from New York. running streams and woodland of 

16 trains from New York weekdays. i a i i 

16 trains to New YorK week days, large growth. A natural dram- 

5 trains from New York Sundays. -, ^l-.-."^:,™ r ]' im af e r9n( ] ev 

5 trains to New York Sundays. a g e ana sam D1 1011b kindle 1 CUUei 

Fare one way, 30 cents. ft exceptionally healthful and 

Round trip, 45 cents. . 

Family commutation, 50 trips, $8. desirable f or sub urban residence. 
Population, 1,500. There is good boating and fishing, 



and there are fine drives in every direction and charming 
views for miles aronnd. Population, 800. A good public 
school, a Catholic, Methodist and a Presbyterian church. 
Good shops and stores. 



NUTLEY, This thriving town is but two 

essex county, n. j. minutes distant from Avondale, 

13 miles from New York. and the character of the country 

16 trains from NewYork week days. . , , . . 

16 trains to New York week days, being the same, the description 
t £E ^™X? yS - of the surroundings of the former 

Fare one way, 35 cents. place applies equally to Nutley. 

Round trip, 50 cents. r r m r Vi -i" 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $8.75 Population, 2,000. Good public 

and private schools. Churches of various denominations. 
Residents do most of their trading at Newark, New York 
or Paterson. A notably efficient "Protective Associa- 
tion" for eliminating tramps and preventing and pun- 
ishing lawlessness. Excellent supply of water. Good 
shops and stores. Telford pavements on most of the 
streets, which makes foot travel as comfortable as can be 
found in more pretentious towns. Adjacent to the station 
are the six tennis courts of the Nutley Field Club (100 
members). This elaborate club-house contains a ball-room, 
dining-room, bowling alleys, stage, dressing and bath- 
rooms. The Base-Ball Association (80 members) has fine 
grounds half a mile from the station. 

HOTEL. 

Chas. Jones — 3^ m il e '■> conveyance, 25 cents. 6 single, 6 double 
sleeping rooms ; adults, $8 and upwards ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1.50 ; discount for season. Good livery and fishing. 



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BOARDING HOUSE. 



Mrs. W. Barnes — 8 minutes' walk. 5 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
servants, $4 ; $1 per day. Livery. 



Franklin being practically a con- 
tinuation of Eutley and Avon- 
dale, the reader is referred to the 
article on Avondale for a de- 
scription of the surroundings. 
Population, about 2,000. Two 

Round trip, 50 cents. x / 7 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $8.75 good public Schools, churches of 

various denominations, and good shops and stores. Good 
drives and pleasant walks. 



FRANKLIN, 

ESSEX COUNTY, N. J. 

14 miles from New York. 

16 trains from NewYork week days. 

16 trains to New York week days. 

5 trains from New York Sundays. 

5 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 35 cents. 



The surroundings of Somerset 
are similar in character to those 
of JSTutley, and the reader is re- 
ferred to the article on the latter 
for a description. The population 
of Somerset is about 300. There 
is a good public school, and the 
neighboring towns of Franklin and Athenia furnish con- 
veniences in the way of good shops and stores as well as 
in the way of churches. 



SOMERSET, 

PASSAIC COUNTY, N. J. 

15J4 miles from New York. 

16 trains from New York week days 

14 trains to New York week days. 

5 train from New York Sundays. 

5 train to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 40 cents. 
Bound trip, 60 cents. 
Family Commutation,50 tripB,$10. 



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ATH E N I A, The description of the surround- 

passaic county, n. j. ings of Avondale applies equally 
16% miles from New York. to Athenia. In fact, the en- 

16 trains from NewYork week days. , 7 

16 trams to New York week days, tire country traversed by the 

5 trains from New York Sundays, -vr l ~r> t_ • • 

5 trains to New York Sundays. JN ewark branch i s m every way 
Fare one way 45 cents. charming, and the towns are 

Bound trip, 65 cents. a ' 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $11.25 particularly calculated to furnish 
desirable and convenient summer homes. Population, 
600. A good public school, a Eeformed and a Lutheran 
Evangelical church. Two well-stocked general stores. 



AMONG THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS. 

VIA NEWBURGH SHORT CUT. 

Some of the most beautiful and healthful country on 
the line of the Erie is found along the " Short Cut,'' 
which extends from Turners to Newburgh, the greater 
part of the way hugging the base of a lofty wall of 
mountains. This range is cut with deep glens and val- 
leys, and in its rocky crests it holds many a shimmering 
lake. Aside from the delightful scenery of the High- 
land region and the historic interest attached to it, the 
experience of years has demonstrated the fact that the 
air which circulates among these hills and valleys is pos- 
sessed of curative properties that render the existence of 
pulmonary and bronchial affections next to an impossi- 
bility. From the Schunemunk Range to the Cornwall 
Hills, it is stated that there is a well-defined line which 



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marks the boundaries of this rare mountain atmosphere, 
and that the area of its presence is within the mountain 
elevations just mentioned. There are innumerable in- 
stances of invalids being restored to robust health by a 
few seasons spent in this natural sanitarium. 



CENTRAL VALLEY, A healthful summer retreat sit- 

^ A miteffrom U New Y Tork. Y ' liated on tne northwest slope of 

J^^eSyJfiS^T the Highlands, in toe midst of 

3 trains from New York Sundays. l fty mountains and beautiful 
3 trains to New York Sundays. J 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. lakes and streams, with enioy- 

Eound trip, $2. # 7 , J J 

Family commutation.so trips, $36.25 able drives and rambles in every 

Family Commutation,25 trips, $18. 15 ,. .. m , , p n i • 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. direction. Ihe best or nsnmg 

and hunting. Livery, boats, tackle and guides at reason- 
able rates. Population, 500. Good public and private 
schools and a Methodist church. Good general stores and 
one drug store. The Falkirk Hospital, for treatment of 
nervous and mental diseases, alcohol and opium habits, is 
also located here ; it is situated on the eastern slope of the 
Hudson Highlands, 800 feet above the level of the sea, and 
is under the supervision of Dr. James Francis Ferguson 
and Dr. David H. Sprague. Rates, giving full particulars 
and references, on application. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Summit Lake House — Elisha Stockbridge, Proprietor — 2 miles ; 
carriage and stage, 50 cents. 10 single and 40 double rooms ; adults, 
$8 to $12 ; children and servants, $7 ; $2 per day. Saturday even- 
ing to Monday morning, $5 ; discount for season. In heart of the 
Highlands; malaria unknown; 1,800 feet above tide; 7 mountain 
lakes ; Summit Lake near ; bass and pickerel ; boats and tackle $1 
per day ; woodcock, partridge, fox, quail. Guides to lakes and hunt- 
ing ground, $1 per day. Livery attached. 



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F. F. Oram — % mile ; conveyance free. 22 rooms ; adults, $8 ; 
children, $4 ; servants, $6. Good livery. 

Stony Yale House— J. C. Brown, Proprietor— 2 miles ; convey- 
ance free. 4 single, 10 double rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and ser- 
vants, half price; transient, $1.25 per day; discount for season. 
Fishing ; livery at house. 

A. H. Taylor— \i mile ; 13 rooms ; adults, $12 ; $2 per day ; chil- 
dren under eight years of age, and servants, not taken. Good fishing 
and gunning in season. 

J. N. Hazen— Near station ; 4 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, $3 and $4 ; servants, $4 ; $1.25 per day. Good fishing. 



HIGHLAND MILLS, A quiet, restful village of 500 

^X'^nTtcS. Y ' inhabitants, but a short distance 

strainsfromNewYorkweekdays. f Central Yalley, and amidst 

5 trams to New York week days. «/ 7 

3 trains from New York Sundays, surroundings of the Same char- 
3 trains to New York Sundays. ° . 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. acter. The description 01 the 

Family Commutation,^ trips J36.25 latter place Will apply equally to 

?ffirr" Mp8 '® 1M5 Highland Milk Good public 
school ; Methodist church ; two Friends' meeting houses ; 
good shops and stores. Side-walks have been built and 
streets lighted with lamps during the past season. 

HOTELS. 

Cromwell Lake House — Oliver Cromwell, Proprietor— 1% 
miles ; stage meets all trains, 25 cents. 70 rooms en suite and cottage ; 
adults, $10 to $12; children and servants, $5 to $8; $2 to $2.50 per 
day ; discount for season. Good fishing ; fishing tackle and boats on 
hand ; excellent livery and moderate charges. Send for circular. 

Hotel Lamoreaux — Geo. A. Lamoreaux, Proprietor — 34 mile. 
7 rooms ; adults, $1.50 per day ; discount for season. Splendid fishing 
and gunning; game and game fish of every variety ; guide on premises 
at reasonable rates. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

C. H. Townsend — \i mile; free conveyance. 3 single and 12 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 to $12 ; children, $4 to $6 ; servants, $6. Good 
livery ; good fishing and gunning. 



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Miss M. Cromwell — ^ mile. 2 single and 7 double airy rooms ; 
adults, $8 to $15; children under 12, $5 ; $1.50 per day. Good fishing, 
hunting and livery accommodations. References given and required. 

Mrs. J. C. Cornell — Near by. 4 single and 11 double rooms ; 
adults, $7 ; children, $4 to $5 ; servants, $5 ; $2 Saturday night to 
Monday morning; transient, $1.25 per day; discount for June and 
September. Livery and good fishing and hunting. 

Mrs. R. G. Birdsall— 5 minutes' walk. 5 single, 3 double rooms ; 
adults, $7 ; children, $3 to $5 ; servants, $5. Good fishing and hunt- 
ing. Livery accommodations. Raise own vegetables, plenty eggs, 
milk and poultry. 

Mrs. J. H. Wet ant— \ mile. 3 single rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, 
half price ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Good 
fishing and hunting. 

J. P. McIntosh — P. O. Box 58 — \ mile. 3 single, 8 double rooms ; 
adults, $8 to $10 ; children, half price ; servants, $5 ; discount rates 
for season guests. Good livery accommodations at reasonable rates, 
and fishing in Cromwell Lake. 



WOODBURY, A healthful village of 300 inhabi- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. , ,,. , , 

50% miles from New York. tants J a good pil bllC School, store 

5 train from New York week days. d & friends' clmrcll. BeSldentS 

5 trams to New York week days. 

3 trams from New York Sundays. d their trading in neighboring 

3 trains to New York Sundays. ° ° ° 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. toWHS. All the lakes and Streams 

Family commutation,50trips,$36.25 near at hand, and the best of 

Family Commutation, 25 trips,$18. 15 , .,t j r\ ^ 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. sport with rod or gun. Good 

roads and romantic rambles. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Maple Centre Farm — Lewis S. Joyce, Proprietor— P. O. address, 
Woodbury Falls, Orange County, N. Y. — % mile ; carriage, 15 cents. 
1 single and 13 double rooms; adults, $7 to $8; children, $4; ser- 
vants, according to location; $1.50 per day; discount for season. A 
creek runs through the premises ; within easy reach of all the lakes ; 
good livery ; accommodation for horses and carriages. 



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Mrs. M. R. Cornell— P. O. address, Woodbury Falls, Orange 

County, N. Y.—% mile ; transportation free. 2 single, 8 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 to $25. Livery at reasonable rates ; good fishing 
and gunning ; discount for season. 

Geo. W. Hunter— P. O. address, Woodbury Falls, Orange County, 
U. y._ 1 mile ; livery conveyance, free. 7 single rooms, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, $3 to $4 ; servants, $4 to $5 ; $1 
per day ; discount for season. Good livery ; good fishing and hunt- 
ing ; trout brook runs through premises. 

Benjamin Ford— 5 minutes' walk. 5 single rooms, 6 double rooms ; 
adults, $7 and $10 ; children, $4 to $5 ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day ; 
discount for season. Good fishing and gunning, and livery accommo- 
dations. 



HOUGHTON FARM, A lovely little hamlet, one mile 
orange county, n. y. eagt of Mountainville, and nes- 

53% miles from New York. _ , 

1 train from New York week days, tied ClOSe to the bCnUEemimK 

!S^mNew°Y k o*fuX. Mountain, at the base of which 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. • t j*^ Houghton Farm is 

Kouad trip, $2. » 

Family Commutation,50trips,$36.25 a HlOSt delightful place 111 

Family Commutation,25trips,$18.15 ■,.-,', Vi -i <. n ± 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. which to pass the heated term. 

It is bnt ten miles distant from Newburgh— that charming 
city of the Hudson— and its proximity to that place makes 
shopping easy, while it affords one a feeling of close 
communication with the outside world, but at the same 
time removing him far enough, so that its noise and 
bustle are not felt. 



Grand View Farm — David J. Sargeant— y z mile ; conveyance 
free. 1 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $10 ; children, $5 ; no ser- 
vants taken ; $1.50 per day. Good livery ; fishing and gunning. 



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BOARDING HOUSE. 



Stephen Smith — *% mile ; conveyance, 25 cents. 4 single, 3 double 
rooms; adults, $8 to $10 ; children, $5 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50 
per day. Furnishes horses and carriages ; fine fishing and hunting ; 
discount for season. 



A mountain village of 400 in- 
habitants, with a good public 
school, a Methodist church and 
good general stores. Air pure 
and bracing, and particularly 
tonic effect upon 



MOUNTAINVILLE, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. 

54j^ miles from New York. 

5 trains from New York week days. 

5 trains to New York week daj'8. 

3 trains from New York Sundays. 

3 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. 
Bound trip, $2. 

Family Commutation,50 trips, $36.25 noted for its 
Family Commutation,25 trips, $18.15 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. persons troubled with pulmonary 

complaints, or upon delicate ladies and children. 



BOARDING HOUSES. 

John Orr — Near station. 11 rooms ; adults, $7 to $12 ; children," 
$3 to $6 ; servants, $5 ; 50 cents per meal. Spring water ; furnishes 
livery. 

Bow-Mount House — jST. D. Brown, Proprietor — 1^ miles. 6 rooms ; 
adults, $7 ; children, $4 to $5 ; servants, $5 ; discount for season. 

Orchard House — A. Fretjdenburg — %mile; conveyance, 25 cents. 
30 rooms ; adults, $7 ; children under 12, $4; servants, $4; $1.25 per 
day ; discount for season. Well water so cold that no ice is necessary. 
Cornwall Mineral Spring 3^ mile ; extra stalls for boarding horses ; 
farm boarding house ; no malaria ; large dancing-hall ; dancing every 
evening. 

E. Payne — 3^ m ^ e ; conveyance, 15 cents. 5 single and 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; servants, $4 ; discount 
for season. Good fishing and gunning ; own livery ; charges reason- 
able ; stalls for horses. 



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Jacob Smith— % mile; conveyance, 25 cents. 8 rooms; adults, 
$8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; discount for season. 

Sylvandale Cottage — P. O. address, Cornwall, Orange County, 
N. Y. — J. Quimby Brown, Proprietor — 1% miles. 10 rooms ; adults, 
$7 ; children, $5 ; servants, $5. Horses and carriages at reasonable 
rates; good fishing and gunning. 

J. T. Taylor — 3^ mue > conveyance, 15 cents. 2 single, 1 double 
room ; adults, $6 ; children and servants, $4 ; $1 per day. Livery, 
charges reasonable ; fishing and gunning. 

Chesnut Hill Fruit and Poultry Farm — John E. Doubled ay, 
Proprietor— P. O. address, Cornwall, K". Y. — 1% miles. 10 rooms; 
adults, $8 to $10; no children; servants, full rates ; transient, $1.50 
per day ; discount for season. Carriage, 50 cents ; good fishing. 

Artemas D. Taylor — 3^ mne J conveyance free. Adults, $7 to 
$8; children, according to age ; $1.50 per day. Mountain and creek 
scenery unsurpassed ; delightful walks. 

Henry W. Hulse— 1 mile ; conveyance, 25 cents. 5 rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, half price ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. Good livery ; no 
malaria ; raise own vegetables ; house situated on high ground ; beau- 
tiful scenery. 

J. Wood — 34 ml l e '■> transportation, 25 cents. 6 single and 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 and $6 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. House 
commodious and cool ; beautiful scenery ; fine walks and drives. 
Farm 100 acres. 

Breeze Side Farm— F. W. Tennyck — P. O. address, Cornwall, 
Orange County, N. Y. — % mile. 6 large rooms ; moderate charges. 
Large, shady lawn ; plenty of eggs, milk, &c, and fruit in season. 

D. O. Secor — % mne '» conveyance, 25 cents, both ways. 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; servants, $4 ; tran- 
sient, $1.50; discount for season. Excellent fishing, gunning and 
boating. 

. James Secor — 1 mile ; conveyance, 25 cents ; accommodation for 4 
or 5 ; adults, $6 ; no children taken. Gfood livery, fishing and gunning. 



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CORNWALL, Not less than Rye thousand peo- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. -, -ii . ,-, 

56^ miles from New York. pie annually summer m the 

■1^m£"£SZS^ °°™^ dist ™t, and among 

sSn^oTeSToSX^ 8 ' the gueste who are now regular 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.08. annual visitors there are many 

Round trip, $2. # J 

Family Commutation^ trips,$36.25 who Came to Cornwall as inva- 
Family Commutation,:^ trips,$>18.15 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. lids years ago. .Physicians send 

patients to Cornwall for affections that it was formerly 
thought could not be benefited in a climate other than 
the Bahamas, Bermudas, or the Lake Superior re- 
gion. Storm King and Old Cro' Nest, two rugged 
crags, belong to Cornwall. The drives to West Point, 
to Newburgh, and to New Windsor, and the hundreds 
of shorter mountain drives and walks, are unsurpassed. 
Population, 3,000. Good schools, both public and pri- 
vate, and churches of all denominations. Good shops and 
stores. 

HOTELS. 

Mountain House — J. W. Meagher, Proprietor — P. O. address, 
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson — 4 miles. Adults, $12.50 to $25 ; children, 
half price ; transient, $3 per day ; special rates for season guests. 
Good livery connected with house. 

Elmer House — Wm. B. Elmer, Manager — P. O. address, Cornwall- 
on-the-Hudson, N. Y. — 3 miles. 15 single, 50 double rooms ; adults, 
$12 to $15 ; children as agreed ; $2.50 per day. Good livery ; fine 
boating, bathing and fishing. Select family house, surrounded by ex- 
tensive lawns ; fine shade ; pure water. 

Glen Ridge House — B. F. Hyatt, Proprietor — 2 miles ; convey- 
ance, 25 cents. 20 single and 60 double rooms ; adults, $8 to $12 ; 
servants, $8. Good fishing. Illustrated circular sent on application ; 
discount for season ; good livery. 



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Palmeb House — Corn wall -on -the Hudson, N. Y. — Under new 
management ; open for guests from May 1st. First-class accommoda- 
tions ; references required. Address, Miss McNeill. 
BOARDING HOUSES. 

Moodna Mansion — Wm. Our, Proprietor — P. O. address, Orr's 
Mills, Orange County, K. Y. — 3^ mne 5 stage, 15 cents. Cottage at- 
tached. 12 single and 15 double rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; reduction 
for children and servants; $1.50 per day; discount for season ; good 
livery and fishing. 

L. P. Clark — P. O. address, Cornwall- on-the-Hudson, N. Y. — 2% 
miles. 8 rooms ; adults, $10 to $12 ; no children or servants ; $2 per 
day. Good fishing ; boats and tackle, $1 per day. 

Mrs. A. A. Ryder — P. O. address, Idlewild, Orange County, N. Y. 
— % mile. 10 single, 3 double-rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, half 
price; servants, $5; $1.50 per day; discount for season. Good fish- 
ing and livery ; boats free. 

S. J. Wiley — P. O. address, Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. — X% 
miles. 5 single, 15 double rooms ; rates on application ; transient, 
$1.50; discount for season and good livery. 

Miss Catherine E. Smith — l£ miles ; stage, 25 cents. 11 large 
rooms ; adults, $7 to $10 ; children, $3 to $6 ; servants, $5 ; transient, 
$1.50 per day ; discount for season. Good play-ground for children; 
churches ; telegraph and post office, 5 minutes' walk ; high ground ; 
livery stable near. 

Vinebrook Cottage — Miss Martha C. Cocks— P. O. address, Corn- 
wall-on-the-Hudson, N.Y. — 3 miles; 5 minutes' walk to church, post 
and telegraph offices, and only ten minutes' walk from the Hudson, 
where boats may be hired at reasonable rates ; stage meets all trains. 
11 double rooms ; adults, $7 to $8 ; children, $4 to $6 ; $4.50 per day ; 
discount for season. Farm of 11 acres, adjoining the home of the 
late E. P. Roe, the famous novelist. 

Mrs. Henrietta Schultz — 2 miles ; transportation, 25 cents. 5 
rooms ; adults, $7 to $8 ; children, $4 to $6 ; transient, $1.50 per day. 

Breeze Side Farm — F. W. Tennyck — •£ mile. 4 single and 2 double 
rooms. Large lawn ; good shade, plenty fruit and vegetables. Rates on 
application. 

Mountain View Cottage— Eli Benedict — 1 mile from station ; 
adults, $6 to $8. 



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VAIL'S GATE JUIMC, Vail' s Gate is one of the oldest 
ZZt^olTJiork"- towns in this section, and was 

MS^NewYoKerda^ 6 - 8ettle<J in ^^ TheP6 iS St01 
3 trains from New York Sundays, standing a stone house which 
3 trains to New York Sundays. ° 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.16. wa s occupied by Generals Gates 

Round trip, $2.25. . * . J 

Family Commutation^ trips,$36.25 and at. Clair, when the army oc- 

FamilyCommutation,25trips,$18.15 . , ,, 1 _ . 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. cupied the Highlands. An an- 

cient Indian bnrying ground, covering several acres, 
lies on the bank of a stream that meanders through the 
place. The surrounding country is beautiful, with rolling 
wood and farm land, interspersed with clear, running 
streams from the mountains. Population, 500. A good 
public school and Methodist church. There are few 
stores, the residents preferring to run into Newburgh, 
but a short distance away, for trading. 

HOTELS. 

Highland House — Thomas "W- Hewitt, Proprietor — } mile ; trans- 
portation free. 7 single, 2 double rooms ; terms on application. Good 
fishing ; livery connected with house ; discount for season. 

Hygienic Home — Dr. C. A. Gorse, Proprietor —P. O. address, V ail's 
Gate, Orange County, K Y.— Farm house ; % mile. 2 single and 3 
double rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, 
$1 per day. Advice by resident physician included ; charges only for 
medicine furnished. Malaria cannot exist here. Meet guests free on 
arrival and departure. Good bass and pickerel fishing. Keep 4 horses ; 
livery charges, $3 per day ; discount for season ; boats, 50 cents for 
half day. Reference, J. D. Mullen, 489 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. City. 

Frances Merritt— P. O. address, Box 61, Newburgh, N. Y.— 1% 
miles ; conveyance free. 6 double sleeping rooms ; adults, $5 ; chil- 
dren, half price ; transient, $1 per day. Splendid fishing in Washing- 
ton Lake, 5 minutes' walk from house ; fine bathing, excellent hunting. 



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Geo. W. Debenham, Jr. — P. O. address, Little Britain, Orange 
County, JST. Y. — 3 miles ; free private conveyance. 4 single, 2 double 
rooms; adults, $5 to $6; children, one-half; servants, $4; $1 per 
day ; discount for season. Good fishing and hunting. 

Mrs. G. H. Moore's— P. O address, Box 122, Newburgh, K Y.— 
2% miles. Can accommodate 12 ; adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $2 to 
$4 ; transient, $1 per day. 

NEW WINDSOR, Overlooking the city of ¥ew- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. , , , ° , J 

my 2 miles from New York. burgn. and the beautiful JNew- 

5 trains from New York week days. 1™™}, T3 av flTir I «i 1T . V nrmHn/l W 
5 trains to New York week days. UUIgll .Day, ana SUllOUnaea by 

3 trains from New York Sundays, the mountains and streams of 
3 trains to New York Sundays. 

Fare one way, $1.45; limited, $1.16. the Highlands. New Windsor 

Round trip, $2.25. . 

Family commutation^ trips,$36.25 oners superior attractions as a 

Family Commutation,25trips,$18. 15 .. , t-, 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. summer resting place. Popula- 

tion, 500. It has a good public school, and churches of Pres- 
byterian and Episcopalian denominations ; one general store. 
It is probably the oldest village in Orange County, and there 
is no place of more interest to the antiquarian. The 
ruins of the famous " Temple of Virtue," erected near 
the village by Washington, in 1782, are still to be seen. 
Daring the Ke volution, muskets and bayonets for the 
army were made at a forge near the town. In 1782-83 
Generals Green and Knox had their headquarters at John 
Ellison's, while Lafayette was quartered at William Elli- 
son's stone mansion, still standing. Four miles west of the 
town is Washington Square, where General Clinton was 
quartered with Mrs. Fall. These are a few of the many 
historic incidents that add to the charm of Eew Windsor. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Miss Frances Merritt— Conveyance free. 4 single, 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, half price ; #1 per day. Good fishing 
in vicinity ; boats at low rates. 



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NEWBURGH, Population, 28,000. First set- 

S^?e S E C U N N e T w Y Y„ N r i Y - tied in 1708. It is truly a city 

8 trains from New York week days, huilt on a hill, and the view UB 
8 trains to New York week days. l 

4 trains from New York Sundays. anc [ (JoWll the river, from almost 

4 trains to New York Sundays. 

Fare one way, si. 45; limited,' $1.16. any point, is extensive and va- 

Eound trip, $2.25. . -i -vr i t i~> J! 

Family Commutation,50 trips, $36.25 Tied. JNeWDUrgn Jt>ay, One 01 
Family Commutation,25 trips, $18. 15 ,, n , n ■• /• ,i 

12 trip tickets, $8.70. the finest configurations ot the 

Hudson, is alone sufficient to give wide reputation to 
the town. To its revolutionary associations, however, is 
due the fact that Newburgh is a place dear to every 
American heart. On an eminence overlooking the broad 
expanse of the bay is the old Hasbro tick mansion, occu- 
pied by Washington as headquarters in 1782-83. The 
location of this old building is one of the most beauti- 
ful on the river. The eye takes in at a glance the High- 
lands, the villages in Dutchess County, and the grand 
surroundings of the more distant landscape. Numerous 
mountain glens meet the eye in the elevated masses on 
every hand. To the south, Butter Hill, or Storm 
King, as it is now called, looms up like a grim sen- 
tinel, while to the north the high promontory of 
the Dans Kammer, old in legion, stands out against 
the sky in bold relief. At the southern entrance 
to the bay is the bare and hoary Pollipelo Island, 
while the crests of the Beacon Hills recall with 
vividness the days when their watchfires signaled the 
patriot bands encamped within sight of them. This 
wonderful picture invariably bids the spectator pause 
on the very threshold of the historic mansion to drink in 



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the beauties of the scene. In this old building Wash- 
ington matured the plans which led to the final triumph 
of the American arms, and it is in nearly the same con- 
dition as when the Father of his Country left it after 
the war was over. It is filled with the rarest relics of 
the early days, and is become the shrine of patriotism to 
the whole people of the nation, and is daily visited by 
hundreds. Unsurpassed boating and fishing in the bay. 
Orange Lake, six miles distant ; bass and pickerel. Fine 
drives to Cornwall, West Point and all places in the 
Highlands. Churches of all denominations. 

HOTEL. 

The Leslie — Alex. Leslte, Proprietor — -£ mile ; free conveyance. 
30 single, 34 double rooms ; rates on application ; discount for season, 
Good livery near; good boating; location high; splendid views; no bar. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

H. "W. Mttrtfeldt— P. O. Box 199—3 miles ; carriages meet all 
trains, fare 50 cents. 3 single and 15 double rooms ; adults, $7 to $8 ; 
children and sei^ants, half price ; $1.50 per day. On the banks of the 
Hudson ; fine drives and walks ; livery attached. 

John A. Clark— 4 miles ; conveyance free. Accommodate 12 ; 
adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; $1.50 per day. Good fishing. Good stalls 
for private horses. 

Mrs. ~D. W. Horton — 10 minutes' walk ; No. 25 High Street. 
Adults, $5 to $6 ; accommodation for 15. Excellent fishing and 
boating. 

Mrs. Alex. Leslie — 172 Grand Street ; 10 minutes' walk. Accom- 
modation for 25 people ; rates on application. Excellent livery ac- 
commodations, and boating, fishing and bathing in the Hudson. 

Arbor House — Mrs. Conrad Loskamp — P. O. address, East 
Coldenham, Orange County, N. Y. — 6 miles ; transportation, 25 cents. 
5 single rooms, 10 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children under 10, half 
price ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. Daily mail ; excellent fishing and 
gunning ; variety of fish and game ; boats at reasonable rates. 



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ON THE NEWBURGH BRANCH. 

CRAIGVILLE, Situated on the western slope of 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. ,i c i 1 T\T i. - ' 

56^ miles from New York. the bchunemunk Mountains, in 

3 trains from New York week days. + i^ mmflntio VfllW of thp Mnr- 
3 trains to New York week days. tIie ^Uldllllt V alley Ol liie JXLUr- 

1 train from New York Sundays. d erer > s Kill, thrOUffh which the 
1 train to New York Sundays. ' => 

Fare one way $j 1.70; limited, $1.28. branch of the Erie Railway ex- 
Round trip, $2.30. t J 

Famiiy Commutation, 50 trips,$42.53 tendina* from GreVCOUrtto NeW- 
Family Commutation, 25 trips,$21. 25 ° mi -xt 

12 trip tickets, $10.20. bnrgh passes. The N ewburgh 

Branch and the Short Cut unite at Tail's Gate Junc- 
tion, six miles from Newburgh. Splendid pickerel, 
bass and perch fishing in the adjacent lakes, and fine 
drives and rambles in every direction. Good livery 
near. This resort is very popular among people who 
love true pastoral surroundings. 

FARM HOUSE. 

Eugene Horton — X% miles ; free conveyance. 12 single rooms, 
6 double rooms; adults, $6 to $7 ; children and servants, $5; transient, 
$1.50 per day ; discount for season. Good fishing. Farm of 300 
acres and plenty of larm produce for table. 



WASHINGTOIMViLLE, Similarly situated to Craig- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. -ii ■ ,i 11 p n •»«■ 

ei miles from New York. ville, m the valley of the Mur- 

3 trains from New York week days. ^p r p r '„ TT\\\ „,,,! +1 1P /Ipaprin- 
3 trains to New York week days. Cierer S J^lll, ail CI tlie CieSCrip- 

1 train from New York Sundays. fi on Q f file latter place will 

1 tram to New York Sundays. * 

Fare one way, $1.85; limited, $51.28. apply equally to Wasllington- 

Round trip, $2.50. 7 l J . ^ n . i 

Family Commutation,50trips,$46.25 ville. Population, 700, wllicll 

Family Commutation,25trips,$23.15 . . .. 

12 trip tickets, $11.10. is steadily increasing A good 

public school ; churches of various denominations. 
Good stores and shops of all kinds. Each suc- 
ceeding year sees Washingtonville growing more and 
more popular as a summer resting place. 



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BOARDING HOUSES. 

Mrs. T. B. Cameron— 5 minutes' walk. 9 rooms ; adults, $6 to 
$8 ; children, half price ; servants, $4 ; discount for season ; transient, 
$1.50. Good fishing. 

FARM HOUSES. 

M. Beatty — 3 miles ; free conveyance. 6 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, $3 to $5 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day. Broad piazzas, 
extensive grounds, plenty of shade. 

Hillside Farm House — Charles M. Hulse— 1 mile ; free con- 
veyance. 5 large rooms ; terms on application ; transient, $1 per day. 
Carriage room ; good stabling ; horses to let. 

Mrs. S. Pudney — P. O. address, Washington ville, Orange County, 
N. Y. — Free conveyance. 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; discount 
for season. Good boating and fishing. 



or A a L n I ?e B c U o R unty M n LL y S ' A <l niet and healthful village 
63^ miles from New York. of 300 inhabitants, with good 

S trains from New York week days. _ . 

4 trains to New Workweek days. Schools, both public and pri- 

1 train from New York Sundays. , t~> l j • t 

2 trains to New York Sundays. vate ; a Jrresbytenan and a 
S^M: 8 * limlted ' ** Methodist church ; a dry-goods 
WS2S£$££J£2 <*A a provision store. Fine 
is trip tickets, $ii.7o. drives and enjoyable rambles 
in every direction, and the best of fishing and hunt- 
ing. Situated in the valley of Murderer's Kill, with 
surroundings of the same character as Craigville, the 
description of which town will apply equally to Salis- 
bury. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 
Mrs. P. McMahon— Salisbury Mills, K Y.— 3 minutes' walk. 5 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1. House new, rooms large and airy. Good fishing and 
gunning. 

Robert H. Decker— Salisbury Mills, K Y.— 2 miles ; conveyance 
free. 3 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $8 ; reduction for 
children • servants, $4 to $5 ; transient, $1 ; discount for season. 



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Mrs. D. Coleman — P. O. address, Little Britain, Orange County, 
1ST. Y. — 2 miles ; free conveyance. 7 single and 2 double rooms ; 
adults, $5 to $6 ; $1 per day. Own livery ; house on high ground ; 
splendid views ; plenty of shade, with wide piazzas about the house ; 
plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry. 

W. H. Taylor— 5 minutes' walk ; conveyance free. 1 single, 6 
double rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and servants, half price ; discount 
for season. Shaded lawn ; good fishing. 

Alexander Stewart — P. O. address, Salisbury Mills — 1}£ miles ; 
conveyance free. Adults, $5 to $7. 

Mountain View Cottage — Worth Wright, Proprietor — Salis- 
bury Mills — 5 minutes' walk, or conveyance free. 4 single and 2 
double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, 
$1.50. Excellent livery ; good fishing. 

George Thomfson, Jr. — 1% miles ; conveyance free. 1 single and 
2 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children, according to age ; tran- 
sient, $1 ; discount for season. Own livery. 



FROM GREYCOURT TO WARWICK. 

From Greycourt the Leliigli & Hudson River Rail- 
way (formerly operated as the Warwick Branch of the 
Erie) extends westward through one of the most 
charming portions of Orange County. The adjacent 
country is made up of undulating farm land dotted 
here and there with sparkling lakelet and with 
cosy hamlet, with just enough forest growth to give 
an enjoyable variety to a charming landscape ; all this 
set in a framework of wooded mountains. The road 
runs through the heart of the Orange County dairy 
region. The healthfulness of the entire country is 
proverbial, and with its superior facilities for driving, 
riding, rambling, fishing and general " outing," it 
offers rare inducements to the summer tourists. 



107 



A small, thriving village at the 
base of the Sugar Loaf Moun- 
tain, from the summit of which 
fine views are to be had for 
miles around. Splendid walks 
and drives, and good fishing in 
streams and lakes near at hand. 
Good hunting in season. Ex- 
ceptionally healthy. For description of the distinctive 
surroundings of Sugar Loaf, the reader is referred 
to the general description of the Lehigh & Hudson 
River Railwav. 



SUGAR LOAF, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. 

57 miles from New York, via 

Erie Eailvvay to Greycoart, 

thence via Lehigh & Hudson 

River Railway. 

5 trains from New York week days 

5 trains to New York week days. 

1 train from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, $1.78. 

Round trip, $2.50. 
12 trip tickets, $10.40. 



BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

M. D. Stevens — 1 mile ; free conveyance. 2 single and 3 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $8; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day. 



A healthy village, situated near 
Wickham Lake, a beautiful 
spring-fed lakelet, and on the 
road to the Bellvale Moun- 
tain region, noted for its beau- 
tiful scenery and its splendid 
facilities for fishing and hunt- 
ing. The description of the 
country traversed by the Lehigh & Hudson Eiver 
Eailway gives an idea of the general character of 
the surroundings of Stone Bridge. It is a delight- 
ful spot in which to spend the summer. 



STONE BRIDGE, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. 

62 miles from New York, via Erie^ 

Railway to Greycourt, thence 

via Lehigh & Hudson River 

Railway. 

5 trains from New York week days 

5 trains to New York week days. 

1 train from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, $1.92. 

Round trip, $2.70. 
12 trip tickets, $12.60. 



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BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mrs. H. L. Dikeman — P. O. address, Bell vale, Orange County, 
N. Y.— 1% miles; free conveyance. 1 single and 6 double rooms; 
adults, $6; children, $3; servants, $5; transient, $1.25 per day. 
Gunning and good fishing ; post-office near house. 

Mrs. J. F. Quackenbush — P. O. address, Bellevale, Orange County, 
1ST. Y. — 13^ miles ; free conveyance. Single and double rooms ; terms 
on application; discount for season. Livery on premises; good gunning 
and excellent fishing ; house situated in a healthy locality. Daily mail. 

Mrs. David Sayer, Bellvale, Orange County, N. Y. — 5 single, 3 
double rooms ; terms reasonable ; discount for season ; excellent fish- 
ing in Greenwood Lake. 

Mrs. James H. Demarest — P. O. address, Box 116, Warwick, 
Orange County, 1ST. Y. — 1% miles from Stone Bridge station ; con- 
veyance free. 5 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, 
$3; servants, $4; transient, $1.25. Good hunting and fishing; dis- 
count for season and boats free of charge. 

Mrs. E. Royce — P. O, address, Bellvale, Orange County, N. Y. — 
234 miles ; conveyance free. 4 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $5; 
children, $3 ; $1.50 per day ; good gunning and fishing. 



WARWICK, Warwick and the region around 

orange county, n. y it furnislies great attraction to 

64}£ miles from New York, via © 

££c?&"Kh$> llXn the wist - Su s ar Loaf Mo ™- 

Eiver Railway tain, Bellvale Mountain, Sterl- 

5 trams from New York week days _ ' 

5 trains to New York week days. i n g Mountain, Mount Adam 

1 train from New York Sundays. ° 

2 trains to New York Sundays. and Mount Eve are notable 

Fare one way, $1.98; limited, $1.61. „ „ , , n . 

Round trip, $2.75. ieatures 01 the landscape. At 

12 trip tickets, $11.90. ,, • . , . -, , • , . -, ii 

commutation, 3 months, $56.25. this point the tourist takes the 
stage which carries him over the Bellvale Moun- 
tain to Greenwood Lake, and residents of Warwick 
frequently avail themselves of this stage line to 



109 

visit this beautiful " Lake of the Greenwoods." Par- 
tridge, quail, woodcock, pickerel, black bass. Green- 
wood Lake, 6J miles ; Glenmere, 4J miles ; Wawayan- 
da Lake, 7^ miles ; Double Lake, 5 miles ; Wickham's 
Lake, 3 miles. Boats and tackle provided, at all of 
them. . .___ 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

J. J. Yanness — P. O. address, Edenville, Orange County, N. Y.— 3 
miles; transportation, $1. 9 single, 5 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; chil- 
dren, half price ; servants, $4 per week ; $1 per day. Livery on 
premises ; good fishing ; boats, 25 cents per hour; discount for season. 

Mrs. Jno. Ackerman — 5 minutes' walk. 12 double rooms ; adults, 
$8; children, $4; servants, $5; $1.50 per day; discount for season. 
Livery, fishing and gunning. 

FARM HOUSES. 

James H. Nanny — P. O. address, Edenville, Orange County, N. Y. 
— 3 miles ; conveyance to and from station free. 5 single and 5 double 
rooms; adults, $7; children, half price; trar^nt, $1.50. Livery on 
premises ; excellent gunning and fishing. 

Mrs. A. J. Mapes— 2j^ miles ; free conveyance. 10 large rooms ; 
adults, $8 ; children under 12, $5 ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day ; dis- 
count for season. Excellent fishing ; livery on premises ; fresh farm 
products daily. 

H. H. DeKay — P. O. address, Warwick, Orange County, N. Y. — 
3 miles ; conveyance free. 1 single and 10 double rooms ; adults, $8 
to $10 ; children and servants, $5 ; transient, $1.75. Livery attached; 
good fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. T. S. Edsall — P. O. address, Edenville, Orange County, 
N". Y. — 3 miles ; conveyance free. 6 double and 6 single rooms ; 
adults, $0 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50 ; discount for 
season. Good livery, fishing and gunning, and an abundance of fruit. 



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THE MONTGOMERY BRANCH. 

CAMPBELL HALL, A quiet, healthy village of 300 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. . , , ., , ., t , . _ . _ 

%m miles from New York. inhabitants, situated in the midst 

3 trains from New York week days. o -\ -pi -i • j j> 

3 trains to New York week days, oi a splendid, dairy and farming 
ISStoXwTorktunX^ 8 ' re S ion > in the charming valley 

Fare one way S2 05; limited, $1.56. f the Wallkill. The SlUTOUUd- 
Eound trip, $2.55. 

Family commutation,50tri P s,$5i.25 m g country is gently undulating, 

Family Commutation^ trips, $25.65 ° V \ 

12 trip tickets, $12.30. and there are many streams and 

ponds in the neighborhood, well stocked with fish. The 
town has a public school, Congregational church, and good 
stores and shops. 

HOTEL. 

Hotel Laroe — H. D. Laroe, Proprietor — 15 single and 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and servants, $5 ; discount for season. 
Livery attached ; fishing and gunning. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Campbell Hall — Hamlin Jones — lmile; conveyance free. Adults, 
$8 ; children, $5. 

J. G. Thew — 2J^ rniles ; conveyance free. 7 double rooms ; adults, 
$7 to $8 ; children, $5 ; servants, $5 ; discount for season ; transient, 
$1.50. Good fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. S. S. Hall — % mile. 8 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. Good fishing ; tackle 
and boats free. 

Mrs. J. C. Wilber — 3 miles ; own conveyance, free. 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; children, according to age ; transient, $1 
per day. Good livery and fishing ; large house and grounds ; well 
shaded ; stabling if desired. 



Ill . 

NEELYTOWN, Situated in the Wallkill Valley, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. .,, . M -,. 

67 miles from New York. With Similar SUrrOimClmgS to 

S^toN^Y«"5SSST Campbell Hall; and the reader is 

i^^Syo^SS!^ referred t0 the article on the 
Fare one way, $2.10; limited, $1.67. latter place for a general descrip- 

Round trip, $2.55. r & . r 

Family Commutation^ trips,$52.50 tion of NeelytOWn. It is a 
Family Commutation,25 trips, $26. 25 . ,, , 

12 trip tickets, $12.60. peaceful, quiet, well-to-do com- 

munity, showing evidence of comfort and plenty. Many 
people annually spend their summers here ; and it is 
rapidly growing in popular favor as a summer resort. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Hillside Fakm — Mrs. A. E. Yale — 1 mile ; free conveyance. 5 
single, 6 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5, Good 
gunning and fishing ; large fruit orchard ; plenty of shade ; large 
tent, etc. 



MONTGOMERY, A charming village of 2,000 in- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. , ,., , ,, ° , , - ,, 

miles from New York. habitants on the banks ot the 



3 trains from New York week days. W^IL-ill rrii on rrnTmrli no- 

Strains to New York weekdays. vvaiiKin. ±ne surrounding 

1 train from New York Sundays. ponntrv i« fprtilp and hpfllthv 
1 train to New York Sundays. COUIliry lb ieiTlie dllU. Iiedltny, 

EoundTrr^J^fo 305 limited ' S1 " 71 " an(i C0Tn P rises an important por- 
Famiiy commutation^ trips,$55.oo tion of the Orange County dairy 

Family Commutation, 25 trips,$27. 50 ° • rm 

12 trip tickets, $13.20. and stock farm region. The 

dwellings are tasteful, with fine grounds and appoint- 
ments, bespeaking a thrifty and cultured community. 
There is a good public school, graded, and with an 
academic department ; churches of all denominations, 
and good shops and stores. 



112 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Elmwood Farm House — Mrs. R. S. Brown — 3^ mile ; free con- 
veyance. 2 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; children, 
half price ; servants, $6 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Good 
fishing, gunning and livery accommodations. 

L. C. Rowe — 1 mile ; conveyance, 50 cents. 2 single and 2 double 
rooms ; adults, children and servants, $6 ; transient, $1 ; discount for 
season. Good livery, gunning and fishing. 

Jno. J. Crawford— 2% miles ; conveyance free. 1 single and 3 
double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; $1 per day ; discount for sea- 
son. Good fishing, boats and tackle free; farm produce in abundance. 

Riverview Cottage — Thomas Gilchrist, Montgomery, Orange 
County, N. Y. — 1% mile ; conveyance free. Adults, $6 ; children, 
$4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. Good fishing and gunning ; boats 
free to guests. 

Isaac Mould — 2 miles ; free conveyance. Accommodation for $8 ; 
adults, $7 ; children, $4 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $1. Good fishing 
and gunning. 

Abner Shaper — 23^ miles; conveyance free. 2 single and 4 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; dis- 
count for season. Good fishing. 

Mrs. C. M. Rump — 1 mile ; conveyance, 50 cents. 1 single and 1 
double room ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; 
discount for season. Good livery ; fishing tackle free. 

John J. Van Keuren — 1 mile ; free conveyance. 7 single and 6 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $7 ; children, $4 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $2 ; 
discount for season. Good livery and fishing ; boats, 50 cents per day. 

Mrs. M. Z. Embler — 1 mile ; free conveyance. Accommodation 
for 8 ; adults, $7 ; children, $5; servants, $6; transient, $1.50. Good 
fishing and gunning. 

A. Reynolds — 2 miles ; free conveyance. 2 single and 7 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $6 ; transient, $1 25 ; dis- 
count for season. Good fishing and gunning and boats free to guests. 

Herman Crans— 4^o miles ; free conveyance. Accommodation for 
8 ; adults, $5 ; children, special ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. Good 
fishing and gunning, 



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LAKES MOHONK Gathered in rock-bound hollows 

MINNEWASKA. amon g tne loftiest peaks of the 
viaErie Railway to Goshen; thence Shawangunk Mountains, in a re- 

via Montgomery Branch and , !r , 

waiikiii valley Railroad to New gion only a few years since un- 

Paltz; thence via stage or car- . , -, , , ,. , 

riage invaded by human ieet, are a 

S tS %$£5%&%£ *|r number of lakes not less remark- 

1 train from New York Sundays. i i ,i !=.-•' xi 

i train to New York Sundays. able than charming, among them 

being Mohonk and Minnewaska. Surrounded by pre- 
cipitous shores and dense forests, where rocky caverns 
with subterranean streams and perpetual ice challenge 
the adventurous, and mystify and charm all, these lakes 
have taken front rank among the most popular resorts of 
the country. The great height here affords a view of a 
large part of the Eastern and Middle States. They are 
easily reached by an enjoyable drive from New Paltz 
Station. Mohonk is six and Minnewaska sixteen miles 
from JSTew Paltz. 

HOTELS. 

At Mohonk— Mohonk Lake Mountain House— A. K. Smiley, 
Proprietor — P. O. address, Mohonk Lake, Ulster County, N. Y.— Q% 
miles. Over 200 rooms ; adults, $12 to $25,. according to season ; $3 
to $4 per day ; servants $10 up ; stage meets all trains, $1.25. Boats ; 
livery; telegraph office. Since last season a large addition to this 
popular hotel has been erected and has been furnished in the most ap- 
proved manner. The lawns, drive-ways, etc., have been carefully 
tended, and many new rose bushes and much shrubbery set out ; 5,000 
rose bushes beautify the grounds. Lake Mohonk stocked with fish. 
Boats, 25 cents per hour. 

At Minnewaska — Cliff House and Wildmere House — Alfred 
H. Smiley, Proprietor — P. O. address, Minnewaska, N. Y. — 10 miles; 
stage, $1.50 each way; 100 single and 200 double rooms ; rates on 
application ; servants, $10 ; transient, June, $2, and September, $2.50; 
July and August, $3 ; discount for season. Houses modern, and con- 
veniently arranged and appointed. 



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THE PINE ISLAND BRANCH. 

FLORIDA, One of the handsomest and 

& A ™™™i£iJ' healthiest villages in the State. 

iZ^Al7ello Y r^IlXT In the centre of a rich, agricul- 

1 train from New York Sundays. ^ural district. High] V Cultivated 

2 trains to New York Sundays. p J 

Fare one way, $2.05; limited, $1.61. people. Population, 600. Two 

Eound trip, $2.80. r r r 

Family Commntation,50 trips, $51. 25 good public SCilOOiS and the 

Family Commutation,25 trips,$25.65 ~ ,~ T . , , ,, 

12 trip tickets, $16.80. feeward institute; churches 01 

all denominations, and shops and stores of all kinds. 
Three miles distant are Mounts Adam and Eve, the latter 
containing a large cave. Grienmere Lake, a charming 
resort, only a mile distant. There are fine drives in every 
direction, and good fishing and gunning— bass, pickerel, 
&c, partridge, woodcock, snipe and squirrel. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Dill House — Theodore D. Brown, Proprietor — Near ; convey- 
ance free. 18 rooms ; adults, $7 to $10; children, half price; servants, 
$6 to $7. Good fishing. 

Glenmere Lake House— H. R. Cable, Proprietor — 1% miles. 15 
single, 15 double rooms ; terms on application ; transient, $2 ; dis- 
count for season. Good livery attached ; good fishing and gunning ; 
no malaria ; large lake, covering 640 acres. Dogs free ; boats at $1 
per day. 

Mrs. Samuel Green — 5 minutes' walk. 3 single, 3 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; discount for 
season. Good livery, fishing and gunning. 

A. F. Stevens— 2 miles ; conveyance free. 3 single, 4 double 
rooms; adults, $6; children, according to age; servants, $4; transient, 
$1 ; discount for season. Own livery ; good fishing and gunning. 



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Mr. F. Stevens — 1 mile ; conveyance free. 4 single and 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 ; children and servants, $4 ; transient, $1 ; fishing 
and gunning. 

Mrs. M. S. Parks — 5 minutes' walk. 7 single and 8 double rooms ; 
adults, $7.50 to $10; children and servants, half price ; transient, $1. 
Fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. J. C. Randall, — Near. 1 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, 
$6 to $8 ; children, $5 to $6, Fishing. 

D. E. Smith — % mile ; conveyance free. 3 single and 4 double 
rooms; adults, $6; children, according to age; servants, $5; transient, 
$1 per day ; discount for season. Good fishing. 

Hiram Knapp — 2 miles ; free conveyance. 5 rooms ; adults, $5 to 
$6 ; children, according to age ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day ; discount 
for season. Own livery ; good fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. Jacob Hoffman — 5 minutes' walk. 6 single and 5 double 
rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; children, half price ; servants, $4 ; $1 per 
day ; $2 Saturday night to Monday morning ; discount; for season. 
Good fishing and livery on premises. 



PINE ISLAND, A healthful village of 200 in- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. , , . .. .^ -,. j. 

71^j miles from New York. habitants, With SUlTOUIldlllgS 01 

2 trains from New York week days. r i „ „„ t?i^ *j-.„ ^^a 

2 drains to New York week days! same character as Morula, and 

1 train from New York Sundays. x-l r pr, r ] pr . io vpfprrpd to thp jrPTl- 

2 trains to New York Sundays. xne reaaer is i eiei reu. io me gen 

Fare one way, $2.20; limited, $1.78. em \ article On that town f Or a 
Eound trip, $3. , . . 

Family commutation,^ trips,$55.oo description of the characteristics 

Family Comniutation,25trips,$27.50 rrn • i 

12 trip tickets, $13.20. of .Pine Island. Ihere is a good 

public school and a general store. Many city people spend 
their summers at this place, and it is very popular with 
tliose who prefer quiet and comfortable surroundings. 
One public school and two general stores. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSE. 

E. Green — 3 miles. 4 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $7; chil- 
dren and servants, half price; transient, $lper day; discount for season. 



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THE CRAWFORD BRANCH. 

CIRCLEVILLE, A quiet, thrifty village of 200 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. • "L i «x + *. . j ? + i ^ 

72 miles from New York. inhabitants, situated at the base 

2 trains from New York week days. „_e .t „ „„^x„ _„ „ „ ^j? 4.1 

2 trains to New York week days! oi the eastern range > of the 

1 train from New York Sundays. RVinwano-nnlr Mmmfain<3 Twn 

2 trains to New York Sundays. OUawangUnK mountains. 1WO 

RouM n t e rip a l'3 $2 ' 2 ° ; limited ' $1 ' 83 ' P ubnc scnools » a Presbyterian 
Family commutation,5otrips,$55.oo church, and ffood general stores. 

Family Commutation^ trips, $27.50 -i-nii'i 

12 trip tickets, $13.20. At the villages located along this 

Branch the summer boarder will find typical farm homes, 
where health, wealth and plenty abound. This Crawford 
region is not surpassed anywhere in quiet, pastoral beauty. 
The country is high and varied. The Wallkill River is 
near, and the hills, streams and lakes of Sullivan County 
within easy reach. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

H. S. Wilkinson— % mile ; conveyance free. Accommodate 20 ; 
adults, $6 ; children, according to age ; transient, $1 per day ; chil- 
dren taken without parents ; discount for season ; discount to parties 
of young people who will occupy one large room. Large house ; high 
ground ; milk, eggs, poultry and vegetables, fresh from farm ; pure 
water; ice ; organ ; croquet ; swing; hammocks, &c. ; grove near the 
house ; convenient to post and telegraph offices ; fine view of 
Shawangunk Mountains ; excellent place for families. 

Harbison Thompson— 1% miles ; free conveyance. 3 single and 3 
double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children under 12, $3 ; servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1 ; discount for season. Good fishing and boating. Boats, 
10 cents per hour ; special attention given to invalids. Keference, L. 
Horton, 1282 Tenth Avenue, N. Y. City. 

Robt. W. Shaw— 1 mile ; free transportation. 3 single and 3 
double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $4 to $6 ; servants, $6 ; $1 per 
day. Good livery. 



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BULLVILLE, Situated in the midst of a splen- 

orange county, n. y. ,., | • foimtrv lakes 

74J£ miles from New York. aiCL Iaimmg COUllLiy, IdKtlb, 

2 trains from New York week days. f „ p „j Tnlls all around 

2 trains to New York week days, streams ana inns an aroimu. 

1 train from New York Sundays. SllITOllIldinffS similar to Circle- 

2 trains to New York Sundays. ° 

Fare one way, $2.30; limited, $1.93. yille, and the p-eneral description 

Round trip, $3.10. ' ° . ii x 

Family Commutation^ trips,$57.50 of that place applies equally 10 
Family Commutation,^ trips,$28.75 -,-,,,.-,-, -j) -i .. _ OAA a 

12 trip tickets, $13.80. Bullville. Population, 200. A 

good public school, a Methodist and a Catholic church, and 
two good grocery stores. Fine walks and drives, and good 
fishing and gunning. A good place in which to spend the 
summer. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

William H. Ellis— 3 miles ; conveyance, 50 cents. Adults, $7 ; 
children and servants, $5 ; transient, $1 ; discount for season. Good 
livery ; house situated on high ground ; fine views. 

George Green— 1 mile. 3 single rooms, 1 double room ; adults, 
$6; children and servants, $4; transient, $1 per day ; free conveyance. 
Good gunning ; large farm house ; 85-foot piazza ; large yard, well 
shaded. 

Mrs. Isaac P. Bennett-P. O. address, Bloomingburg, Sullivan 
County, K Y.— Conveyance free. Accommodate 25 ; adults, $6 to 
$7. Large airy rooms ; close to post-office, churches, livery and lake ; 
good fishing, boats free. 



THOMPSON RIDGE, 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y. 

77 miles from New York. 
2 trains from New York week days. 
2 trains to New York week days. 

1 train from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, $2.35; limited, $1.98. 
Kound trip, $3.20. 

Family Commutation, 50 trips,$58.75 
Family Commutation, 25 trips, $29. 40 
12 trip tickets, $14.10. 

nations. It is an ideal 



Situate in Orange County, in the 
midst of pastoral scenes and 
beauty that would delight the 
eye of an artist, Thompson Ridge 
is a quiet, healthy hamlet of 2,000 
inhabitants. Several schools and 
four churches of various denomi- 
country summer resort, and has 



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easy communication with New York. It is yearly visited 
"by many families from the city, whose renewed visits 
testify to the desirability of the village as a place in which 
to escape the heat of the metropolis. 

BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

W. T. Baknes — \% miles ; free conveyance. 3 single, 2 double 
rooms ; adults, $7 to $9 ; children, according to age ; servants, $5 ; 
$1.50 per day ; discount for season. Good livery near. 

B. E. Godfrey — P. O. address, Burlingham, Sullivan County, 
N. Y. — 3 miles. 6 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, 
$3.50 and $4 ; $1.50 per day. Fishing. 

Locust Hill Farm — Jeremiah Evens— P. O. address, Burling- 
ham, Sullivan County, JST. Y. — 4 miies ; conveyance free. 7 single 
and 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 ; children, according to age 
servants, $4 to $5 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Livery.; fish- 
ing; boats free ; gunning. 

Mountain View Farm House— G. W. Hallstander, Proprietor— 
P. O. address, Burlingham, Sullivan County, N. Y. — %% miles. Ac- 
commodations for 12. Terms on application ; discount for season. 
Good fishing and gunning. 

PINE BUSH, At the terminus of the Craw- 

ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y f J 'R r n T1 pl 1 nT1f "j lnpafpd flt, 

8014 miles from New York lorct -^rancn, ana located at 

2 trains from New York week days, the base of the ShawangUnk 

2 trains to New York week days. ° 

1 train from New York Sundays. Mountains, in a region famed 

2 trains to New York Sundays. ° 

Fare one way, S2.45; limited, $2.08. for its healthfulneSS and the 
Round trip, $3.30. . . .. 1 „ . 

Family Commutation^ trips,$6i.25 enjoyable character 01 its sur- 

Family Commutation^ trips,$30. 65 -1 • T 'i t» ■ n -11 -j. 

12 trip tickets, $14.70. roundmgs. Luke JDullville, it 

is similarly situated to Circleville. Population, 800. 
Five good public schools and two private schools dur- 
ing summer. Churches of various denominations, and 
shops and stores of all kinds. Fine drives and ram- 
bles among the hills ; the best of fishing and hunting ; 
a choice spot for the summer idler. 



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BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Verkerderkill House— R. L. Thompson — 2 miles ; transporta- 
tion free. 4 single and 4 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $4 ; 
$1.50 per day ; discount for season. Good fishing, boating and livery; 
2 lakes near ; house open from the middle of May until November. 

C. A. Jordan — 5 minutes' ; accommodations for 16. Terms on ap- 
plication ; discount for season. Livery ; fishing and gunning. Refer- 
ence, Prof. L. J. Simonin, Brooklyn Library. 

Taylor House — J. I. Bush — P. O. Box 62. Good accommodations; 
telephone ; conveyance free. 

The Wawbeck — Chas. H. Geilhard, Proprietor — 9 miles ; con- 
veyance, $1.25. Rates on application; send for circular. 

"Whip poor will Farm— John R. Sinsabaugh, Proprietor— Seniles; 
conveyance free. 4 single and 2 double rooms; adults, $(5 ; children, 
half price; servants, $4; $1 per day; discount for season. Good fishing. 

S. J. Miller— P. O. address, Walker Valley, Ulster County, N. Y. 
— 6 miles ; free conveyance. 2 single and 9 double rooms ; adults, 
$5 to $6 ; children, $2*to $4, according to age ; servants, $4 ; $1 per 
day ; discount for season. Good livery ; house near the Shawangunk 
Mountains ; plenty of fresh air ; no malaria. Reference, Mr. Chas. S. 
Fouler, No. 455 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Mrs. Marie Ruick —P. O. address, Walker Valley, Ulster County, 
N. Y. — 7 miles ; accommodation for 30. Adults, $5 to $7 ; reduction 
for children and servants ; $1.25 per day ; discount for season. 

Mrs. M. E. Deto — Near station. Terms and further particulars on 
application. Fine mountain view ; plenty of shade ; near telegraph 
and post offices. Can accommodate 17. Good boating and fishing. 

Robt. W. Morran— P. O. address, Walker Valley, Ulster County, 
N. Y. — 5 miles ; conveyance free. 5 double rooms; $5; $1 per day. 
Livery;; fishing and gunning. 

Grove Farm— John Kingberg — P. O. address, Walker Valley, 
Ulster County, N. Y. — 7 miles ; conveyance, $1. Accommodations 
for 40 ; $7 to $10 per week ; $1.50 per day. Elevation 2,301 feet. 

Mrs. H. M. Howei.l— \% miles. Adults, $5; children, $3; ser- 
vants, $4; discount for season. Gunning and fishing; magnificent 
shade near water. 

G. C. Borger — P. O. address, Ulsterville, Ulster County, N. Y. — 
3^2 miles ; free conveyance. 5 single, 5 double rooms ; adults, $5 to 
$7 ; children, $3 ; servants, $3.50; $1 per day; discount for season. 
Livery on premises ; excellent gunning and fishing. 

Gilbert Decker — P. O. address, Crawford. Ulster County, N. Y. 
— A% miles ; conveyance free. 10 single, 4 double sleeping rooms ; 
adults, $5; children, according to age ; servants, $4.50; $1 per day. 
Good fishing and hunting in season. 

S. A. Weed — 2 miles ; conveyance free. 2 single and 3 double 
rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, $3 to $4 ; servants, $5. Good fishing. 



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Peter Fey — P. O. address, Walker's Valley, Ulster County, K Y. 
— 5 miles ; free conveyance. 4 single, 6 double rooms ; adults, $5 to 
$7 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. German table. 

Mrs. B. W. McElhone— 34 mile ; free conveyance. 1 double and 3 
single rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children, half price ; discount for sea- 
son. Good fishing and gunning. Own livery. 

Nelson Frantz — P. 0. address, "Walker Valley, Ulster County, 
N. Y. — 4 miles ; conveyance free. 4 single, 1 double room ; adults, 
$5 to $6 ; children, $4 ; transient, $1 ; discount for season. 

Mount Pleasant Boarding House — George U. Evans, Pro- 
prietor — 6 miles ; conveyance free. 21 large and well-ventilated rooms; 
adults, $5 to $6; children, $3; transient, $1; discount for season. 
Livery at reasonable rates. . 2,000 feet above sea level. Good gunning. 
Grand views of Shawangunk Mountains and Wallkill Valley. 

Mountain View Farm House — Mrs. B. B. Peck — P. O. address, 
Dwaar's Kill, Ulster County, N. Y. — 33^ miles ; conveyance free for 
season guests ; 4 single, 10 double rooms ; adults, $5 to $7 ; children, 
$3.50; servants, $i ; transient, $1.50 per day; discount for season. 

Mrs. J. M. Peck— P. O. address, Dwaar's Kill, Ulster County, N. Y. 
— 3 miles ; conveyance free. 3 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $5 ; 
children under 10 years, $2.50 ; servants, $5. Good fishing. 

S. M. Ronk — P. O. address, Walker Valley, Ulster County, N. Y. — 
6 miles ; transportation free. 9 single, 10 double rooms ; adults, $4 ; 
children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Livery. 

Mrs. W. Ronk — Private house — P. O. address, Ulsterville, Ulster 
County, N. Y. — 3 miles ; free conveyance. 3 double rooms ; terms 
for adults, $5 ; servants, $5. Good fishing and gunning ; guides ; 
good livery ; boats for rent. 

William Fitzgerald— P. O. address, Burlingham, Sullivan 
County, N. Y. — 4 miles. 6 single, 3 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; chil- 
dren, $3 ; servants, $5 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Livery 
accommodations and fish pond on farm, and excellent fishing ; tackle 
free ; plenty of game ; conveyance free. 

Hillside Farm — Jonathan Falconer — 3 miles ; private convey- 
ance free. 5 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $3 ; children and ser- 
vants, $3 ; transient, $1. Livery attached; good fishing on farm ; 
good gunning ; discount for season. 

Maple Shade Farm — Mrs. Eli Parliman — %% miles ; free con- 
veyance. Adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $4 ; discount for 
season ; transient, $1 per day. Good fishing and gunning ; house 
high ; free from malaria ; piazza full length of house ; abundant shade. 

J. J. Parliman — V£ mile from Van Keuren's ; conveyance free. 3 
single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $5; children, $3. Livery; fishing. 

Mrs. E. J. Taylor— Short walk. 4 single rooms; adults, $4; chil- 
dren, $2.50; servants, $4. Livery accommodations, and good fishing 
and gunning ; discount for season ; hunting equipments free. 



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W. J. Bourne — 2 miles ; conveyance $1. 8 single and 8 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 ; children and servants half price • $2 per day ; dis- 
count for season. Good livery. Fishing and gunning. 

Jas. P. Kirbt — P. O. address, Ulsterville, Ulster County, N. Y. — 
2 miles. 4 single and 2 double rooms ; adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; ser- 
vants, $4 ; transient, $1 ; discount for season. Good fishing ; guides 
if desired ; excellent gunning. 

Mrs. Nathaniel Green — 13^ miles ; free conveyance ; accommo- 
date 12; adults, $5; children, $2 to $3; servants, $4; $1 per day; 
discount for season. Good livery and fishing. 

E. Sparks- -Near. 2 double, 3 single rooms ; terms on application. 



THE LACKAWAXEN VALLEY. 

ROWLANDS, The first station on the Hones- 

PIKE COUNTY, PA. J 1 "D l^ • T3 1 1 

115 miles from New York. dale Branch is .Rowlands, a 

l^^YrttSgSSF ^althy- hamlet of 400 inhabi- 



Fare one way $3.55; limited, $3.13. tantg ^fa delightful SUITOUnd- 

Round trip, $5.15. ' " 

Family Commutation,^ trips,J88.75 i n g S i n the Way of hills, dales, 

Family Commutation^ tnps,$44.40 & , J ' m ' 

ig trip tickets, $^i.30. ravines and glens, and with 

mountain lakes and streams without number, all 
stocked with the best of game fish. The entire region 
is healthful, and the scenery picturesque to an ex- 
treme, which, together with the exceptional facilities 
afforded for fishing and gunning, offers rare induce- 
ments to summer visitors. There is a good school 
at the village, a Methodist church, and well-stocked 
general and grocery stores. 

Four miles from the village are two beautiful little 
lakes known as Lake Tideusking and Wolf Lake. 
The owner of these lakes also owns a large surround- 
ing tract of land, which he has divided into good- 
sized lots for building purposes, and these may be 



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obtained at extremely low rates. Unusual advantages to 
persons desiring to possess a permanent summer-home. 



GLEN EYRE, Seven miles from Lackawaxen 

PIKE COUNTY, PA. . X M1 „ .-, ^ 

my 2 miles from New York. is the village ol Glen .byre, 

2 trains from New York week days. w h ere +] ip "Bloomino- (IrOVP 
2 trains to New York week days. Wlieiti U1U JDlOOlillUg VTlOVtJ 

Fare one way, $3.70; limited, $3.28. Creek enters the Lackawaxen. 

Round trip, $5.25. 

Family commutation,50trips,$92.5o The surroundings are delight- 

FamilyCommutation,25trips,$46.25 . ° ° 

12 trip tickets, $22.20. iully picturesque. Glen Lyre 

has a population of 400, a good public school, Methodist 
church and good general store. Near Glen Eyre is 
the princely domain of the Blooming Grove Park 
Association. The property of the Association con- 
sists of 12,000 acres of wild mountain and valley 
lands, well adapted for the rearing and preservation 
of game. This park is for use of members of the Associa- 
tion only. The region is as romantic and healthy as 
the Adirondacks, and it is destined to become as great 
a resort for summer idlers as the wilderness immortal- 
ized by the pen of Murray. Within its boundaries there 
are several miles of trout streams and eight beautiful 
lakes stocked with black bass and other fish. On the 
high bank of the clearest and fairest of this chain of 
lakes a club-house has been built, and furnished with 
accommodations for eighty people. The point is 
1,500 feet above tide-water, and it is free from malaria 
and mosquitoes. The association is dual in character. 
It admits women to all of its privileges. The anglers 
and hunters take their wives and children into the 



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woods with them. From the balconies of the club- 
house a magnificent view is obtained ; the eye wanders 
over lakes and hills, and in the dim distance rests 
upon the tops of the Catskill Mountains. Seven hun- 
dred acres of the forest have been enclosed with stone 
and wire fence, and within it elk, deer and other 
game are bred. The shooting in Blooming Grove 
Park consists of deer, black bear, woodcock, ruffled 
grouse, hares, rabbits, ducks and snipe. The spot is 
so attractive and so easy of access that it cannot fail 
to grow in popularity. Tink, Big and Little Gorilla, 
Knob, White, Deer and Jones Lakes are within a 
radius of seven miles. Several picturesque waterfalls 
near. Livery may be had at Glen Eyre, where there 
are also first-class hotel accommodations. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Moses C. Westbrook — P. 0. address, Blooming Grove, Pike County, 
Pa. — 7 miles ; conveyance, $1. 5 single, 8 double rooms ; adults, $7 
to $10; children, half price ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day; discount 
for season. Livery; fishing; hunting. Boats, tackle, dogs, &c, fur- 
nished. 

Kl M B LES, In the midst of the Pike County 

iT4e C s°r U om T New P York. sporting grounds, with any 

2 trains from New York week days. num ber of streams, ponds and 

2 trams to New York week days. ' r 

Fare one way, $3.80; limited, $3.38. lakes near at hand. The best 

Bound trip, $5.35. 

Family Commutation, 50 trips,$95.00 of fishing and hunting in the 

Family Commutation, 25 trips,$47.50 ° 

12 trip tickets, $22.80. neighborhood, and an enjoy- 

able place for the summer. Pure water and mountain 
air. No malaria or mosquitoes. Situated in much the 
same sort of country as Hawley, the next station 
beyond, and the reader is referred to the description 
of that town, which will apply in general to Kimbles. 



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HAWLEY, A charming village of 5,000 

WAYNE COUNTY, PA. • ■, -, -, , -, , ,1 

127 miles from New York inhabitants, situate on the 

J^^eSYJi^S^? 8 - boundary between Wayne and 

nSSidwnB M 90 ' limIted ' P ' 48 ' Pike Counties > in a country 
Family commutation,5otrips,$97.50 that offers great attractions to 

Family Commutation,25 trips,$48. 75 . ° 

12 trip tickets, $23.40. the tourist. All around Haw- 

ley the sportsman will find the finest of lakes and 
streams and noted game haunts. The Wallenpaupack 
Eiver, its head-waters interlocking with those of the 
Lehigh far back in the Pocono Wilderness, enters the 
Lackawaxen at Hawley. Its flow, until it reaches 
within a mile and a half of that place, is deep and 
sluggish. At the point named a series of the most 
magnificent falls commences. The first plunge of 
the water is over a precipice of seventy-five feet, 
and from there on to the last fall, a half mile above 
its mouth, the descent of the stream is two hundred 
and fifty feet. The grand fall, a portion of it visible 
from the railroad, but mostly hidden by a cluster 
of mills and factories, is about eighty feet high 
and fifty in width, the ledge over which it thun- 
ders having been worn in horse-shoe form. There 
are good schools, both public and private; churches 
of various denominations, and shops and stores of 
every variety, all carrying full lines of goods. The 
variety of fish and game about here is large, and con- 
sists of trout, bass and pickerel; deer, bear, fox, 
partridge, rabbits. Hawley is also the station for 
Blooming Grove* Park. Good hotels and livery. 



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Lake Ariel, a famous picnic resort, and a beautiful 
sheet of water, is but six miles distant. It lias two 
elegant summer hotels located on its shore. 

From Hawley the Erie and Wyoming Yalley Bail- 
road extends through the romantic region lying 
between the Lackawaxen, Lackawanna and Wyoming 
Valleys. The Moosic Mountains, a spur of the Alle- 
ghenies, and one of the loftiest mountain chains in 
the State, offer great attractions to the summer 
sojourner. There are many streams, waterfalls and 
lakes. The country is densely wooded. The sports- 
man will find ample opportunity along this branch of 
the Erie for the exercise of his skill with both rod 
and gun. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Alva Quick — P. O. address, Tafton, Pike County, Pa. — 6 miles ; 
conveyance, $1. 4 single, 2 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, half 
price ; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day. Fishing and gunning ; boats and 
tackle free. 

M. J. Lynn — P. O. address, Tafton, Pike County, Pa. — 4 miles ; 
conveyance, $1. 8 single, 4 double rooms ; rates on application ; dis- 
count for season. Good livery accommodations at reasonable rates ; 
fishing unexcelled. 

Kob't Smith — P. O. address, Paupack, Pike County, Pa. — 7 miles ; 
conveyance free. 5 single rooms ; adults, $5 ; children, $2 and $3 ; 
servants, $4.50; transient, $1; discount for season ; good livery ; fish- 
ing and hunting ; boats and tackle free. 

Robert W. Smith — Paupack, Pike County, Pa. — 7 miles ; convey- 
ance free ; 2 single, 6 double rooms ;• adults, $5 to $7 ; children, half 
price; servants, $5 ; $1.50 per day ; discount for season. Situated in 
the midst of a district abounding in ponds and streams ; fishing ex- 
cellent ; boats and fishing tackle jree. 

Jacob Heiss — 1 block. 15 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; 
children, $5; servants, $6; transient, $1.50* per day. Good livery; 
fishing and gunning ; discount for season. 



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THE ERIE AND WYOMING VALLEY RAILROAD. 

HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 

J. Heiss — 1 block. 15 single and 3 double rooms; adults, $7; chil- 
dren, $5; servants, $6; transient, $1.50. First-class livery; good 
fishing and gunning. 

C. E. Mills— P. O. address, Ariel, Wayne County, Pa.— Near Lake 
Ariel station ; conveyance free. 40 single, 20 double rooms ; adults, 
$8 to $12 ; children and servants, half rates ; transient, $2 ; discount 
for season. Good livery at reasonable rates ; excellent fishing and 
gunning ; boats free to guests. 

HONESDALE, One of the handsomest and 

WAYNE COUNTY, PA. lxl . , .-,-, • T> 1 

135 miles from New York. wealthiest villages m Pennsyl- 

2 trains from New York week days. „„„,* T „ p ]rn W r> YPT . o^/l T)v- 

2 trains to New York week days, vama. .LacKawaxen ana uy 

Pare one way, $4.25; limited, $3.83. "5 err y rivers Tun through the 
Bound trip, $5.75. J " 

FamiiyCommutation,50trips,$i06.25 place. Streets broad and bor- 

Family Commutation, 25 trips,$53.15 x . 

12 trip tickets, $25.50. dered with maples and elms. 

Excellent drives. Bethany, three miles ; Mart Kimble's, 
two miles ; White Mills, five miles ; Way mart, ten 
miles. Beautiful park of maples in centre of village. 
Twelve famous bass and pickerel lakes within from 
six to fourteen miles. Trout fishing within two to 
five miles. Terminus of the celebrated Gravity road 
owned by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. This 
road extends to Carbonclale, seventeen miles, in the 
Upper Lackawanna coal regions, and is now one of the 
most popular excursion railroads in America. The cars 
run up and down the high hills, there being no motive 
power perceptible to the tourist. At one point an 
elevation of 2,000 feet above tide is reached. The 
ride is exhilarating, grand, indescribable, and hun- 



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dreds of tourists enjoy it daily during trie summer 
and autumn months. The Honesdale livery accom- 
modations are excellent. 

Honesdale is situated between high hills, on a'plain 
through which two romantic mountain streams now, 
uniting in the village and forming the Lackawaxen 
River. There are two wide basins where the streams 
unite, and the water is formed into the most pictur- 
esque lakes. From the eastern shore of one of these, 
Lake Dyberry, a solid ledge of serried and moss- 
grown slate rock rises almost sheer to the height of 
nearly 400 feet. The village itself is 800 feet above 
the sea-level. 

The New York Tribune, in its issue of April 17th, 
1885, speaks as follows of Honesdale : " Philip Hone, 
who was probably the courtliest mayor New York 
ever had, was the first president of the Delaware & 
Hudson Canal Company. The beautiful village that 
sprung from the woods at the head of the canal in 
Wayne County, Pa., near the coal mines, was called 
Honesdale in his honor. In the summer of 1844, 
Philip Hone, John Jacob Astor, and other eminent 
gentlemen interested in the canal, invited Washington 
Irving to join them in a junketing trip from New York 
to Rondout, and then by private packet from that 
place up the canal to Honesdale. A boat was fitted 
up in the most elegant manner to carry them." The 
trip was described in a letter from Irving to his sister 
in glowing terms. This beautiful blending of rock, 



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lake and stream elicited many expressions of delight 
from him, and he insisted on scaling the rocky height 
in order to study the surrounding scenery. The entire 
company climbed to the summit by a circuitous route. 
The delight of Irving was so great when he had 
reached the summit — from which the country for a 
hundred miles around is spread beneath the eye — 
that Philip Hone insisted that the ledge be known as 
Irving Cliff, and that Washington Irving christen it 
as such. This he did by breaking a bottle of cham- 
pagne on the rock. A maple-bordered road extending 
along the base of the cliff, between it and the water, 
Irving named Ladywood Lane, a name it bears to this 
day. 

Honesdale and vicinity has a population of 12,000, 
many good schools and churches of the various denomi- 
nations, also good stores and shops of all kinds. 

HOTELS. 

Allen House — M. B. Allen, Proprietor — Accommodate 25 ; 25 
single rooms and 25 double rooms ; terms, $7 to $10 ; children and 
servants, by arrangement. Old-established house; beautifully located. 
Good livery ; excellent fishing. 

Kimble House — M. K. Kimble, Proprietor— 2 miles; private con- 
veyance free. 17 rooms ; adults, $7 ; children under 8 years, half 
price; transient, $1.50 per day. Beautiful location; large farm at- 
tached; surrounded by large shade trees. Dyberry Kiver runs 
through the place ; boating and fishing ; croquet lawn ; Stairway 
Falls within sight ; all equipments for sportsmen ; boats provided ; 
conveyances furnished on reasonable terms. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Mrs. C. E. Bakeh — 1 mile ; conveyance, 25 cents ; 14 rooms ; $5 ; 
$1 per day. Livery ; good fishing. 



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BOARDING AND FARM HOUSES. 

Mrs. E. B. Gager— P. 0. address, Dyberry, Wayne County, Pa.— 
6 miles ; conveyance free. Accommodate 8 or 10 ; rates on applica- 
tion ; special attention paid little children or old people wishing a quiet 
country home. Good fishing. 

Ezka L. Gleason— P. O. address, Dyberry, Wayne County, Pa.— 6 
miles ; private conveyance free. 1 single and 3 double looms ; adults, 
$5; transient, $1; discount for season. Livery connected; Dyberry 
River runs through farm ; boats free ; eggs, butter, milk, fruit, 
poultry, berries, and other farm produce in abundance. 

Mrs. Albert Butler— P. O. address, Bethany, Wayne County, 
Pa.— 3% miles. 6 double rooms ; adults, $4 ; children, $3 ; 75 cents 
per day. Livery ; fishing and gunning. 

Meroe L. Bryant — P. O. address, Carley Brook, Wayne County, 
Pa. — 5 miles ; conveyance free. 3 single and 3 double rooms ; adults, 
$5; servants, $4; children under twelve, <$2.50. Fine grove, plenty 
of ponds and streams ; pleasant walks and drives. Good boating ; 
fishing boats and fishing tackle provided at reasonable rates. ' 

L.O. Mttmfobd — P.O. address, Dyberry, Wayne County, Pa. — Convey- 
ance free. 4 single, 2 double rooms; adults, $5; servants, $4; rates for 
children on application; discount for season. Good fishing and gunning. 

THE PIERMONT BRANCH. 

PIER MONT, Piermont derives its name from 

Ro^nd county n.y. tl i ier hicll extends 

25% miles from New York. o r 

17 trains from NewY«rk week days. f or a mile OLlt into the Waters 
17 trains to New York week days. 

4 trains from New York Sundays. OI the Hudson. Hie town IS 

^tfw, e ^" maayB - located round about the high 

Round trip, $i. elevation which marks the 

Package 25 tickets, $10. 

commutation, 3 months, $27.00. northern boundary of the val- 
ley of the Sparkill, and, aside from the scenic attrac- 
tions of this valley, which is the only natural approach 
to the Hudson from the west between Weehawken and 
Nyack, the local attractions of the town site itself are 
extremely charming. The views of the surrounding 
country, which are obtained from some of the more 



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elevated portions of the town, are unexcelled any- 
where, and few portions of the country afford greater 
attractions to lovers of the beautiful. 

Piermont has a population of about 1,600. There 
are four good schools, two public and two private, 
and four churches — a Methodist, a Baptist, a Catholic 
and a Dutch Reformed — and good stores well stocked. 
A plentiful supply of pure water is obtained from 
both springs and wells. The town is naturally 
drained and is exceptionally healthy, chills and 
malaria being unknown in the vicinity. There is 
splendid fishing, both in the river and in the mountain 
streams which wind around among the hills, and 
there is good hunting in season. The celebrated 
Rockland Lake is near at hand, and the road leading 
to it affords one of the most enjoyable of the myriad 
of romantic drives which are common to the neighbor- 
hood. There are also many delightful walks, and the 
Tappan Zee presents a choice spot for bathing and 
boating in the summer, and for ice yachting and 
skating in winter. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

"Washington House — Mrs. Henry Knieriem, Proprietress — 2 
minutes' \valk. 8 single, 6 double rooms ; -adults, $6; children, half 
rates ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1. Livery, hunting and fishing. 

Mrs. A. S. Sarvent — Near; conveyance, 25 cents. 4 single, 9 
double rooms ; adults, $8 to $9 ; children, according to age ; servants, 
$5; $1.50 per dayj discount for season. Good livery; good fishing* 
and gunning. 



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John C. Haking — 3^ mne 5 conveyance, 25 cents. 4 single, 16 
double rooms; adults, $7 to $8 ; children, half price; $1.50 per day. 
Good livery and stable near ; good fishing ; 7 acres of lawn, extend- 
ing from the Hudson to top of mountain ; splendid boating aria bath- 
ing, several cottages for rent for the season ; shade and fruit trees in 
abundance on premises. 

H. McElrain— 1 minute from station. 12 single and 24 double 
rooms ; adults, $10 ; children and servants, $5 ; $2 per day ; discount 
for season. Good fishing and gunning. 



SPARKILL, Perched on the high, overlook- 

9 R ° CK |AND COUNTY N. Y. j hm ^ h fc th nort h- 

25% miles from New York. o 

17trainsfrom New York week days, emmost limit of the Palisade 

17 trains to New York week days. . , 

4 trains from New York Sundays, ridge, or nestled along either 

4 trains to New York Sundays. -i £ n „"U,»™™4^™ ,^11^-r^ 

Fare one way, 55 cents. slo P e of a Charming valley, 

Round trip, $i. which, extending westward up 

Package 25 tickets, $10. ' & . «• -i 

commutation, 3 months, $25.50. among the mountains, affords 
a passage-way for the Sparkill Creek, and surrounded 
by forest-covered hills among which meander romantic 
streams, Sparkill is not only topographically beautiful, 
but the architectural beauty of her residences, and 
the neat and attractive appearance of the grounds 
which surround them, all combine to render this one 
of the most charming of inland villages, and a choice 
spot for summer residence. 

Within the northern boundary of the town is a 
lofty hill called Mount Nebo, a delightfully romantic 
locality, with moss and lichen-covered rocks and 



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ledges, open glades carpeted with velvet grass, 
sequestered glens and miniature valleys — all scattered 
about in the midst of a garniture of primeval forest 
of noble growth. It is here that one of the most 
picturesquely beautiful of all " God's acres " is laid 
out — Rockland Cemetery. From the top of Mount 
Nebo a truly magnificent view of the s'urrounding 
country is to be had. The picture thus spread out to 
view is limited only by the waters of Long Island 
Sound, the Atlantic Ocean, the Staten Island hills, 
the hazy blue of the Pennsylvania mountains and the 
Alleghenies, the Ramapo range, the Hudson High- 
lands and the Catskills, and comprehends the entire 
diversified landscaj)e which lies within these bound- 
aries ; and the view from the crest of the Palisade 
ridge, a short mile distant, is equally fine. 

There are any number of fine drives over clean, 
hard, broad roads to pleasant local resorts, and there 
are enjoyable walks in every direction. The neigh- 
boring streams are well stocked with game-fish of 
every variety, and there is excellent sport for the 
hunter among the hills or along the creek bottoms. 
Health has its home in this region, and chills are un- 
known. The air is pure and salubrious, and benefi- 
cial to invalids and those to whom the climate nearer 
the salt water seems harsh and unfriendly. The 
town itself has a natural drainage which is simply 
perfect, and an abundance of pure, cold water. Popu- 
lation, 600 ; good public school. There are two churches 
— Episcopalian and Baptist — and good general stores. 



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• BOARDING HOUSE. 

J. H. Smith — % mile ; conveyance, 25 cents. 2 single and 5 double 
rooms; $8 per week; $1.50 per day; discount for season. Livery near; 
fishing in Hudson River ; gunning for small game. 



The first station beyond Spar- 
kill on the Piermont Branch, 
and one of the oldest towns in 
the State ; formerly the county 
seat of Orange County, before 
Rockland County was parti- 
tioned off. The surroundings 
are picturesque, and the views up and down the val- 
ley are beautiful, and there is much of interest to the 
antiquarian in the vicinity. Fine drives and delight- 
ful rambles in every direction, and the best of fishing 
and hunting. • Population, 500. Excellent public and 
private schools. A Union chapel and one general store. 



ORANGEBURGH, 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. 

26 miles from New York. 

4 trains from New York week days. 

4 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 55 cents. 
Eoundtrip, $1. 
Package 25 tickets, $10. 
Commutation. 3 months, $28.00. 



BLAUVELTVILLE, Another old-time village, loca- 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. . J • ,1 m \ c l*t of fl mflrlcpt- 

27J4 miles from New York. ieCL m tne miclsl OI a marKei- 

4 trains from New York week days, gardening and fruit-fifrowillfif 

4 trains to New York week days. ° mi . 

country. The extensive 
grounds of the Rockland 
County Nursery are here, and 
J8. the entire community is thrifty 

and comfortable. There are several churches, good 
schools, and a well-stocked general store. Population, 800. 
The country is open about the village, and the views round 
about are exceptionally beautiful. There are good roads and 
join antic walks, invigorating air and an abundance of pure 



2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 60 cents. 
Bound trip, $1. 
Package 25 tickets, $11.50. 
Commutation, 3 months, $28. 



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water from springs and wells. The streams in the vicinity 
are populous with fish, and there is plenty of small game. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

Mrs. J. Fareell— P. O. address, Nyack, Rockland County, N. Y. — 
1 mile ; free conveyance. 8 single, 4 double rooms ; adults, $6 and 
$7; children, $3 and $4; servants, half price ; transient. $1 ; fishing. 

Miss M. J. Mackenzie —P. O. address, Blauvelt, Rockland County, 
N. Y. — 2 miles ; conveyance, 50 cents. 5 double rooms ; adults, $6 to 
$7 ; children, half price ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Livery. 



NANUET, 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. 

31% miles from New York. 
4 trains from NewYork week days 
4 trains to New York week days. 
2 trains from New York Sundays 
2 trains to New York Sundays. 

Fare one way, 70 cents. 

Round trip, $1.10. 

Package 25 tickets, $14. 

Commutation, 3 months, $28.50. 



A thriving, healthy village of 
500 inhabitants, in the heart of 
a region devoted to fruit rais- 
ing and market-gardening. The 
site of the town is a beautiful 
and from 



one 



an eminence 



overlooking the village delight- 
ful views of the surrounding country, may be had 
There are several thriving stores and quite a number 
of greenhouses. Good schools, both public and 
private, and churches of the various denominations. 
Enjoyable drives and walks, and good fishing. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

John N. G-esner — P. O. Box 82 — t mile; private conveyance, free. 
10 single, 8 double rooms ; adults, $8 ; children, $4 ; servants, $5 ; 
transient, $1 ; discount for season. Good livery and fishing. 

This cosy and healthful vil- 
lage is located amidst some of 
the choicest territory of the 
Rockland County Highlands. 
The pleasant surroundings, 
high location, and ease of ac- 
cess, have made the place 
deservedly popular as a summer resort, and there are 



SPRING VALLEY, 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. 

34*4 miles from New York. 

4 trains from NewYork week days. 

4 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 80 cents. 
Eound trip, $1.20. 
Package 25 tickets, $15. 
Commutation, 3 months, $29.50. 



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several well-conducted summer hotels and a number 
of well-appointed private boarding houses. The 
roads are broad, clean and solid, and there are any 
number of romantic rambles among the hills or along 
the water-courses. The best of fishing and hunting. 
Take it all in all, few resorts in the country afford 
better facilities for the accommodation and entertain- 
ment of the visitor than does Spring Valley. The 
population is about 900. There are good schools, 
both public and private ; churches of the various de- 
nominations and well-stocked shops and stores. 



MONSEY, A healthful and charming vil- 

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. 1 amnncr +^P hill* wi+li 

35L£ miles from New York. la S e amon g ™ie U111S, WltU 

4 trains from NewYork week days, everything to recommend it 

4 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays, to the summer home-seeker. 
Fa^one way^5le°nt k s SundayS ' Streams and ponds are plenti- 
Eoundtrip, $i.3o. f u i providing the best of sport 

Package 25 tickets, $15. ' r ° . r 

commutation, 3 months, $30. to the angler, and there is good 

gunning in season. Fine drives over the best of roads, 
and romantic walks. A good place to spend the 
summer, and rapidly growing in popular favor. 
Population, 500. Good public school, and Methodist, 
True Reformed and Congregational churches ; several 
general stores. 

HOTEL. 

Rockland House— P. Van Houten, Proprietor— Opposite station, 
10 single rooms, 2 double rooms ; adults, $7 ; children, $5 ; transient, 
$1.50. 



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THE ORANGE BRANCH. 

ORANGE, Orange is one of the most 

essex county, n.j. charming places of resort con- 

S£XSS™„ yB . *«*■»« to New York City; it 

15 trains to New York week days. lies along a Succession of nat- 
G trains from New York Sundays. 

6 trains to New York Sundays. ural terraces, which lead back 

Fare one way, 30 cents. p i.1 l i £ j.i n 

Eound trip, 45 cents. I rom tlie level of the Valley 

package io tickets, $2.50. quite to the crest of the Orange 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $7.50. x ° 

commutation, i month, $6.50. Mountains, and the handsome 

residences and elaborate grounds give evidence of a 
comfortable and cultured community. The city has 
a natural drainage, which has been so improved by 
art that its sanitary condition is perfect, and this, 
together with the pure mountain air and salubrious 
climate, combines to render the entire locality the 
home of health. 

One of the most enjoyable features of this delight- 
ful place is Llewellyn Park, an enclosure of some 800 
acres, and the home of a number of families whose 
elaborate residences, embowered in the midst of a 
collection of rare trees, plants and flowers, are among 
the handsomest in the city. There are any number 
of enjoyable drives in every direction, and from the 
more elevated portions of the town delightful -views 
are obtained, but the crowning glory of the landscape 
is presented by the outlook from Eagle Rock. This 
is a lofty hill, 600 feet in height, and the view 
obtained from the summit is one the visitor will never 
forget. The population of Orange is 40,000; there 



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are churches of every denomination, a splendid public- 
school system, also excellent private schools, and shops and 
stores of every variety. 

Between " The Oranges " and New York a greatly im- 
proved train service has been established. Fifteen express 
trains being run each way on week days and six trains each 
way on Sundays. Stations are established at East Orange 
(Prospect Street), Brighton Avenue, Orange (Washington 
Street), Llewellyn, and West Orange (Main Street). Stage 1 
lines are also in operation between Main Street and Pros- 
pect Street Station, and Main Street and Washington 
Street Station. These stages run during the mornings 
connecting with the eastbound trains to New York, and; in. 
the afternoon connect with the westbound trains; from 
New York. 

This affords a very considerable convenience to passen- 
gers to and from New York. The stages arrive at the; 
respective stations in the morning in ample time to allow 
of passengers securing their tickets and getting on board 
the trains with comfort and safety. The times of departure 
of the stages from both stations, viz., Prospect Street and 
Washington Street, to Main Street, are arranged immedi- 
ately after the arrival of the afternoon trains from New 
York. 

In addition to this, these stages — which were built 
expressly for this service — run at very convenient intervals 
throughout the day to accommodate local travel 



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THE GREENWOOD LAKE DIVISION. 



ARLINGTON, 

^HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. 

8 miles from New York. 
17 trains from New York week days. 
17 trains to New York week days. 

8 trains from New York Sundays. 

6 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 20 cents. 
Eound trip, 30 cents. 
Package 10 tickets, $1.50. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $5. 
Commutation, 1 month, $6. 



Situated in the gently undulat- 
ing country between the Hack- 
ensack and the Passaic Rivers. 
Population, 2,700. Pleasant 
walks and enjoyable drives in 
every direction. Good fishing 
in the river and good snipe 
shooting in the Meadows. Its pleasant location and 
superior sanitary arrangements cause it to be very 
popular for summer residence. Good schools, both 
public and private, and. numerous shops and stores; 
six churches near at hand. 



Here is a neighborhood where 
one of the earliest settlements 
in New Jersey was made. 
Bloomfield is a charming vil- 
lage, with a population of 8,000. 
The surroundings are quiet, 
pastoral and healthful. Enjoy- 
able drives over clean, hard 
roads, and pleasant rambles in many directions. Good 
fishing and gunning near at hand. The place is connected 
with Newark by horse railroad. There are several churches 
and superior educational institutions. A popular resort in 
summer. Being within easy access of the Oranges and 
Newark, its suitability and convenience, either as a summer 
resort or permanent suburban residence, is evident. 



BLOOMFIELD, 

ESSEX COUNTY, N. J. 

12 miles from New York. 

16 trains from NewYork week days. 

16 trains to New York week days. 

3 trains from New York Sundays. 

3 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 25 cents. 
Eound trip, 45 cents. 
Package 10 tickets, $2.50. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $7.50 
Commutation, 1 month, $6.50. 



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MONTCLAIR, New York has no handsomer 

essex county, n. j. or m0 re healthful suburb than 

16 tednsfromNewYOTk" week days. Montclair. The village IS built 
16 trains to New York week days. Succession of terraces, 

3 trams from New York Sundays. 

3 trains to New York Sundays. which here characterize the 

Fare one way, 30 cents. . , p it r\ 

Round trip, so cents. eastern slope ot the Orange 

Package 10 tickets, $3. Mnnntflina «nrl Vm<3 plimhpd to 

commutation, i month, $6 50. Mountains, ana nas ciimoea to 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $8.75 ^ e ve ry summit of the moun- 
tain range ; and all that correct taste could suggest and 
wealth supply has been used in its improvement. The 
population is about 9,000. There are numerous 
churches and excellent schools, both public and private, 
a newspaper, good stores of all kinds, and a well-stocked 
public library. Its sanitary condition is unsurpassed. 
The water is pure and plenty, and the view of the sur- 
rounding country from the heights west of the village 
is extremely beautiful, encompassing as it does New 
York Bay, the Narrows, and the line of the Hudson 
Eiver for miles. Parties seeking a convenient and charm- 
ing place to spend the summer months will find Montclair 
exactly suited to their wants. 

During the past year a spacious club house has been 
erected at Montclair. The citizens entered energetically 
into the enterprise and have a building worthy of Mont- 
clair and the age we live in. In capacity the building is 
V roomy," and the whole edifice is very imposing. 

The various societies, clubs, soirees, etc., of the town 
meet here, and musical entertainments, receptions and 
balls are given all within the compass of ease and comfort. 



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BOARDING HOUSES. 

Walnut Mansion — Albert Matthews, Proprietor- -3^ mile ; 
conveyance, 10 cents. 5 single, 25 double rooms ; adults $? to $12 ; 
special rates for families ; servants, $5 ; $2 per day ; discount for sea- 
son. House new ; 6 acres of lawn, well shaded ; good livery and. 
stabling ; cottages near. 

Ashland Hall — Mrs. M. M. Fox, proprietress— 7 minutes' walk ; 
10 siugle, 16 double rooms ; adults, $7 to $12; children and -servants, 
half ; discount for season. Good livery and stabling. 

The Maples — D. O. Holbrook, Proprietor — 10 minutes' walk 
from station ; near churches and schools ; open all the year ; every 
modern convenience. 4 single and 16 double rooms; adults, $8 to$12j 
children under 12, half price ; servants, $7 ; transient, $2 ; discount 
for season. House located on Mountain Avenue, commanding a fine 
view of surrounding country for a distance of twenty miles ; fine 
shade ; carriage house and accommodations for horses. 

Hillside House — M. Cooper, Proprietor — % mile. 30 double 
rooms ; adults, $8 to $12 ; children and servants, $8 ; transient,, $2 ; 
discount for season. Good livery, fishing and gunning. 

Mrs. S. M. Courtier — 29 Cottage Place, Montclair, N. J. — 1 single 
and 4 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $10 ; children, half price ; servants, 
$5 ; discount for season. 

WATCH UN Q, This place is, really, a contin- 

essex county, n. j. uance of the Montclair region, 

llS^SSN^T^eekdays. and enjoys the same advan- 

14 trains to New York week days. tageS of location. The deSCrip- 
2 trains from New York Sundays. ° t <» 

2 trains to New York Sundays. tion of the Surroundings OI 

Fare one way, 35 cents. .__. . , . .,, , -.-, 

Round trip, oo cents. Montclair will apply equally 

package 10 tickets, $3 is t Watchung. Fine rolling 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $10. <=> ° 

Commutation, i month, $6.50. country, well wooded and wa- 

tered, with delightful drives and rambles ; a con- 
venient and choice spot for summer residence. Good 
schools; numerous churches near at hand. 



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UPPER MONTCLAIR, At this place the general eleva- 
essex county, n. j. tion is higher than at any other 

i4tmlSfromN e 7Yorkweekdajs. point within the same distance 

15 trains to New York week days. Q f tllQ city } n any direction. 
2 trains from New York Sundays. __ J J 

2 trains to New York Sundays. The mountain ranges are here 

Pare one way, 40 cents. n . , -, -, ,-. .-. 

Round trip, 65 cents. first encountered by the rail- 

Package 10 ticket*, $3.45. ronrl Tf i<s a rpffinn of flcdicdit- 

Fainily Commutation, 50 trips, $11.25 r ° aCl - Ll 1S a region OI aeilgnt- 

conam^tation, i month, $6.50. f u i views, drives and walks in 
the woods and hills. A quarter of a mile from the station 
the elevation is 300 feet above the railroad and 650 
above the tide. The place is growing rapidly and 
much building is now under way. Population, 800 ; 
with good public schools and a kindergarten excellently 
conducted. Numerous churches near at hand. The 
Episcopal stone chapel and the Congregational 
church a- Upper Montclair are deservedly a source of 
pride to the residents. A more charming spot for a 
residence or summer abiding place it would be hard 
to find; and although no large boarding houses are 
open for the accommodation of guests, board may be 
secured with private families at reasonable rates. 

MONTCLAIR HEIGHTS This suburb is rapidly growing 
cssex county, n. j. in popular favor as a summer 

14 trains from New York week days, retreat. lhere are superior 

14 trains to New York week days. gc l 100 l s an d churches near at 
2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. hand, good fishing and gUn- 

Pare one way, 45 cents. . . ., .... -. -■ 

Bound trip, Vo cents. ning in the vicinity, and splen- 

ISrc— a«ioS rip8 , $1 ,50 did drives to many points of 
commutation, i month, $6.50 interest, among them Eagle 

flock, Co-mp Washington, Passaic Falls, Little Falls 
and Yf rona Lake. None of these are more than five 
miles xrom the place. 



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GREAT NOTCH, One of the most striking Tie ws 

essex county, n. j. on the entire road presents 

9 trains from New York week days, ltselt at Grreat iSotch. ±he 

8 trains to New York week days. ^ills open an £ f orm a roC ky 
2 trains from New York Sundays. r «/ 

2 trains to New York Sundays. pass here, and the elevated 

Fare one way, 50 cents. . .. _ _ , ., , 

Bound trip, 75 .cents. point reached by the railroad 

B^^^BOtrip^fU.75 brin S S t0 vleW an area ° f beaU " 

commutation, i month, $7. tiful landscape. The scenery 

is wildly beautiful, and the surrounding country 
healthful and in every way enjoyable ; splendid drives 
and walks abound, wending their way through a wonder- 
fully delightful and romantic country, and revealing ever- 
changing views unrivalled for striking picturesqueness. 
Truly, here is the home for the sportsman, the lakes and 
streams being abundantly stocked with fish and plenty of 
game may be found in season. Population, 500. Good 
public school ; churches of the Methodist, Reformed and 
Catholic denominations. 

HOTELS. 

Great Notch Hotel — Henry A. Smith, Proprietor — P. O. ad- 
dress, Little Falls, N. J. — 3 minutes' walk. 3 single and 9 double 
rooms ; $7 ; children under ten, half price ; servants, $5. House 
situated among the foothills of the Orange Mountains; good fishing 
and gunning. 

Piaget Homestead — Francis H. Piaget, Proprietor — 1££ miles 
from Montclair Heights, % miles from Great Notch • conveyance free. 
20 rooms ; $6 to $9. Livery ; good fishing and hunting. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

Henry A. Smith — 2 minutes' walk. 3 single, 7 double rooms ; 
adults, $6 ; children, $3 ; servants, $5 ; transient, $1.50. Livery* 
fishing and gunning ; tackle free. 



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A quiet, healthful hamlet a 
mile beyond Great Notch, and 
substantially in the midst of 
the same surroundings, and 
the description of that place 
will apply equally to Cedar 
Grove. There are fine drives 
and rambles, and the best of 
fishing and gunning. Population, 1,000. Good public 
schools and one Union church; two grocery stores. 



CEDAn GROVE, 

ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. 

19 miles from New York. 

9 trains from New York week days. 

8 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 55 cents. 
Round trip, 75 cents. 
Package 10 tickets, $4. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $15, 
Commutation, 1 month, $7. 



LITTLE FALLS, 

PASSAIC COUNTY, N. J. 

20 miles from New York. 

10 trains from New York week days. 

10 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, CO cents. 
Round trip, 75 cents. 
Package 10 tickets, $4. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $16.25 
Commutation, 1 month, $7. 



This station gets its name from 
a charming cataract, which is 
hidden from sight in a grove 
of pines, a short distance from 
the railroad. The Falls are on 
the Passaic, that here winds its 
way down from the wild-looking 
hills that rise in rugged outline 
to the westward. The surroundings are extremely pic- 
turesque, and during the summer they are visited by 
many from all parts of the country. There is good 
fishing and boating, and the spot possesses all the 
requirements of a favorite summer resort. Population, 
2,200 ; with churches of the Methodist and Dutch 
Reformed denominations, public and private school. 

HOTELS. 

Rikee's Hotel — Samuel Riker, Proprietor — Rates, $2 per day. 
Livery, accommodations excellent ; fishing, bass and pickerel. 

Jos. P. Taggart — 5 minutes' walk. 4 single and 2 double rooms ; 
adults, $7 ; servants, $6 ; $1 per day. Livery, fishing and gunning. 



S1NGAC, 

PASSAIC COUNTY, N. J. 

"21 miles from New York. 

3 trains from New York week days. 

3 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 60 cents. 
Round trip, 85 cents. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $17. 
Commutation, 1 month, $7. 

gunning near at hand 



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A quiet hamlet, on elevated 
ground, with pleasing sur- 
roundings. Beautiful views in 
every direction. Delightful 
drives over hard, smooth roads 
and romantic rambles among 
the hills. Good fishing and 



Roman Catholic church. The 
entire country round about is healthful and enjoyable, 
and well calculated to furnish desirable summer rest- 
ing places. 



BOARDING HOUSE. 

Miss BA.SBIEB, — 1 mile; conveyance free. 4 single and 4 double 
Tooms ; adults, $7 ; children and servants, $5 ; discount for season. 
.Livery, fishing and gunning. 



This is one of the most pictur- 
esque spots along the line of 
the road. There are mountains 
and streams and woods, form- 
ing charming bits of scenery 
that delight the artist and 
give him rare subjects for his 
canvas. Enjoyable drives and pleasant walks. The 
best of fishing and gunning. Population, 200, with 
churches of various denominations, stores of different 
kinds, and good schools near at hand. 



FEQUANNOCK, 

PASSAIC COUNTY, N. J. 

25 miles from New York. 

3 train s from New York week days. 

3 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Fare one way, 80 cents. 
Hound trip, $1.10. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips, $18.50 
•Commutation, 1 month, $7.50. 



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This is all historic ground 
here about. Ancient stone- 
houses of the style of two 
centuries ago tell the story of 
the early settlement of the 
neighborhood. The surround- 
ings of the Plains are quiet 
and pastoral, and well calculated for comfortable and 
.enjoyable summer residence. The village has a pop- 
ulation of 500, with good public schools and stores, a 
Dutch Eeformecl church is near at hand, and good 
bathing and fishing may be found here. 



POM PTO N PLAINS, 

MORRIS COUNTY, N. J. 

27 miles from New York. 

4 trains from New York week days. 

4 trains to New York week days. 

2 trains from New York Sundays. 

2 trains to New York Sundays. 
Tare one way, 85 cents. 
Round trip, $1.20. 
"Family Commutation, 50 trips, $10. 
Commutation, 1 month, $7.50. 



POMPTON JUNCTION, 

PASSAIC COUNTY, N. J. 

29 miles from New York. 

5 trains from NewYork week days. 

5 trains to New York week days. 

3 trains from New York Sundays. 

3 trains to New York Sundays. 
Pare one way, $1. 
Round trip, $1.50. 
Package 20 tickets, $11. 
Family Commutation, 50 trips,$20.50 
Commutation, 1 month, $8. 



Overlooked by high, rocky hills 
covered with cedars, which also 
rise in fantastic groves on 
every side, this station cannot 
fail to attract all who love 
Nature in her wild as well as her 
more tender moods. It has a 
population of 300 persons ; two 
public schools and one private school ; churches of 
different denominations, and good general stores. The 
rugged Wanaque Mountains rise on the west. From 
one bold peak of the range, known as Federal Hill, a 
great portion of eastern New Jersey is brought beneath 
ihe eye. Pompton Lake, east of the station, lies in a 
Tale, surrounded by a picturesque bordering of hem- 
locks and cedars. There is another lake, but smaller, 



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half a mile from Pompton Junction, where there is 
the best of fishing, bathing and boating. The view 
northward, into the wild and mountainous Wanaque 
region, is one of the finest in the country. 

From Pompton Junction the road begins the ascent 
of the Wanaque Mountains, and the ride from there 
to Greenwood Lake is through a wildly picturesque 
country. 

HOTEL. 

Norton House — James Dufford, Proprietor— \% miles ; convey- 
ance, 25 cents for the round trip. 20 double rooms ; adults, $8 to 
$10 ; children, $8 to $10, and servants according to location ; tran- 
sient, $2. Good fishing and gunning ; boats kept. 

BOARDING HOUSE. 

B. R. Sisco — Near. Terms on application ; no children ; no ser- 
vants ; no transient. Good livery, fishing and gunning. 



MONKS, The first station east of Hewitt,. 

passaic county, n. j. and but two and a half miles 

37 miles from New York. distant tliprpfrnm n trpnArnT 

1 train from New York week days. cu kiant tneieirom, a general 

i train to New York week days. description of the natural sur- 

1 train to New York Sundays. . 

Fare one way, $1.30, roundmgs of the latter would 

Family Commutation^ trips, $23.50 a PPv &1SO to MonKS. The 

commutation, i month, $9. hunting and fishing is excellent 

and affords much pleasure to city sportsmen, who an- 
nually indulge themselves in their favorite pastime 
and visit its wilds. It is also a desirable place to 
pass the summer, providing one desires isolation and 
simple natural beauty in the surroundings.. 



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HEWITT, Named after New York's ex- 

passaic county, n. j. mayor ; but three-quarters of a, 

40^ miles from New York. .-, i j* - n X 

3 trains from New York week days, mile removed irom (jrreenWOOCL 

;S£1^nJ?«™™ Lake. Located in the midst of a 
l tram to New York Sundays. -primeval forest, with numerous 

Fare one way, $1.40. r ' ... ^ 

Round trip, |i.75. small streams ; Hewitt oners. 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $24. . , ., , 

commutation, i month, $9.50. many attractions to tne sports- 
man, and also to those who desire a quiet, retired 
resting-place for the summer within easy access of 
the great metropolis. The hunting is all that could 
be asked, and in their season— grouse, partridge and 
squirrels, as well as larger game — may be found here 
in abundance. Greenwood Lake has long been known 
as a good fishing-ground, and being so near, the 
sojourner at Hewitt finds it but a pleasant ramble to 
this beautiful sheet of water, where fine strings of 
black bass and pickerel reward the efforts of the dis- 
ciples of Izaak Walton, and in the streams close at 
hand "speckled beauties" invite the fisherman's 
skill. Population, 500. Two good public schools;- 
Methodist and Presbyterian churches ;: three general 
stores, well stocked. 

FARM HOUSES. 

D. W. Whuitenour— % mile ; conveyance free. 4 single rooms j 
adults, $6 ; children, half price. Good fishing and gunning. 

Wm. H. Pules— P. O. address, West Milford, Passaic County, N. Jl 
—3 miles; private conveyance will meet guests when notified. 4 single,. 
8 double sleeping rooms ; adults, $5 to $6 ; $5 per week for season, 
guests. Special rates for party of four or more adults ; transient, $1. 
Good livery. Excellent fishing for trout, bass and pickerel; wood- 
cock, partridge, rabbit, squirrel and. quail in. season. Daily maiL 
Broad two-story piazza. 



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Mrs. Angus Monroe— P. O. address, West Milford, Passaic County, 
3S[. 3.-2^4 miles ; private conveyance at moderate price ; 7 single, 3 
■double sleeping rooms ; adults, $6 ; children under 12, $3 ; servants, 
$5 ; $1 per day ; discount for season. Livery, fishing and gunning ; 
.guides if desired. 

COOPER, This is the first of the Green- 

r3 A mUetfromN U ew Y Y ork N ' J " wood Lake stations, and from 

3 trains from NewYork weeV days, ffojfe v0 { n ^ on to Sterling Forest, 
3 trams to New York week days. r o ' 

1 train from New York Sundays. the road skirts the shore, and 
1 train to New York Sundays. _ . . 

Fare one way, $1.40. one gets lllS first glimpses OI 

Round trip, $1.75. n . ,. ^ i ^ 1 

Family Commutation, 50 trips, $25. tlllS taniOUS lake. Cooper has 

ll^^STmZ^' mM but 200 inhabitants, the station 
being solely for the accommodation of visitors to the 
Forest, a mile beyond, is the terminus of the road. 

HOTEL, 

Fuller House— T. E. Fuller, Proprietor— Near. Adults, $8; 
children, half ; no servants. Boats and tackle, 50 cents per day ; 
guides, $2. Good hunting in season 

GREENWOOD LAKE, The village of Greenwood Lake 
ohan^countv^n.'y. is situated at the head of the 

4 l^SAT^ZY°o^ee^ a ys. lake from which it derives its 
ISll^on^MforSu^yl: name-one of the most pictur- 
^rltnXT$^t 8nnd&JS ' esquely beautiful sheets of 
?JSu y cimSitotion ) 5otrip Bf S25.oo water on the continent. Locat- 

Family Commutation,^ trips, $12.50 -, j/i *jL Orar>o-p Clonritv 

commutation, i month, $10. ea partly m urange county, 

IS". Y., and partly in Passaic County, N. J., in the 
midst of a primeval forest, and surrounded by tower- 
ing hills and mountains, this "Loch Katrine of the 
American Trosachs " presents scenic attractions of no 
imean order ; and, with its -surroundings and appoint- 



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ments, possesses unrivaled attractions to those who* 
seek rest, health or recreation in the midst of rural 
beauty. 

The lake itself is a thousand feet above tide-water, 
and its waters are deep, clear and cold. Here the 
angler will find game fish of every variety — bass, pike 
and pickerel being the most prominent. 

For the accommodation and entertainment of visi- 
tors, there are several well-appointed hotels, located 
at convenient intervals on most favorable and attrac- 
tive sites along the shores of the lake, and the tran- 
sient or permanent visitor will find every accommo- 
dation and convenience, and at moderate cost ; while 
hunting or fishing parties who desire to bring their 
own equipage, and try a season of u rougliing it," will 
find along the shores, or upon the wooded islands in 
the lake, any number of choice spots especially adapted 
and eminently suitable for camping out. Here, at 
the lake itself, he will find every facility for row- 
ing, sailing, fishing and bathing £ and in the adjacent 
mountains, easily reached by quiet,, shaded pathways, 
are many romantic ravines and dells, their rocky 
walls garnished with beautiful mosses, ferns and wild 
flowers. Though near at hand,, these mountain wilds 
are so sequestered that they offer a safe brooding 
place for the game birds,, and almost at every turn the 
visitor will "flush" a covey of quail or a mother par- 
tridge and her family,, while the song of the wild bird 
greets him at every hand. 



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The town has a population of 250, two good schools, one 
public and one private ; a Methodist and a Union church, 
and two ^good general stores. 

HOTELS. 

Brandon House — D. Edgar Close, Proprietor — 3 miles from 
steamboat landing ; conveyance, by steam launch, free ; bouse near 
landing. 56 large rooms ; accommodate 80 persons ; adults, $12 to 
$18 ; children and servants, half ; $3 per day ; discount for season. 
''Grood livery ; boats, $1 per day - guides furnished ; good gunning in 
season. Location high and airy ; fine beach for bathing. 

Windermere Hotel — Messrs. Hazen & Vanness, Proprietors — 
ISTear landing. 15 single and 20 double rooms; adults, $10 to $12; 
children, $5 ; servants, $6; $2.50 per day; discount for season. Livery. 

Traphagen House — Chas. Angermiller, Box 47, Greenwood 
Lake — Near ; conveyance free. 20 single and 34 double rooms ; adults, 
$8 to $10; children, $5 to $7; servants, $5 to $6. Fishing and gunning. 

Valley House — C. H. Ten Eyck, Proprietor — 20 single and 30 
double rooms ; adults, $8 to $10 ; children, $5 to $7 ; servants $5 ; 
di-count for season. Good livery and gunning. House pleasantly 
situated at southern end of lake, on high ground. Open all the year. 

Mount Peter House — Joseph B. Conklin, Proprietor — 2 miles ; 
conveyance free, 4 single, 11 double rooms ; adults, $6 to $8 ; chil- 
dren, $3 to $4; servants, $5; transient, $1.50; discount for season. 

BOARDING HOUSES. 

James Hall — SO minutes' ride from Windermere ; conveyance free; 
accommodation for 20 guests ; terms, adults, $5 to $6 ; children and 
servants, $3 to $4; $1 per day; discount for season. Fishing; gunning. 

Waterstone Cottage — Miss. J. E. Waterstone, Proprietress — 
.Near ; free conveyance. 10 single, 14 double rooms ; adults, $10 to 
$14, according to accommodation ; children and servants, half; $2 per 
-day. G: 1 livery; boats, $1 per day ; excellent fishing and gunning. 



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MONTELAC PARK. 

The western shore of Greenwood Lake, from tne state 
line between New Jersey and New York, north to a point 
opposite the Windermere Hotel, a distance of between three 
and four miles, has lately come into the possession of a 
number of wealthy gentlemen. They have long been 
familiar with its exquisite beauty and the manifest suitable- 
ness of this tract for a park, and are now about to add 
(what man can) to the natural advantages which the 
mountain slope and lake side fairy land possesses. Montelac 
Park will be made an exclusive summer resort. Densely 
covered with magnificent foliage, the land rises from the 
shore of the lake terrace by terrace — some gently, others 
bolder and more pronounced — each terrace backed by 
plateaux which vary in width and size, but are all available 
for development and use. As we climb these successive 
terraces, the lake, with its beauties, widens and extends, 
until reaching the upper plateau we see the valley of " the 
lake of the green woods." Our line of vision extends from 
the lower Oatskills on the north to the restful hills of 
Morris County on the south, while before us, as far as eye 
can reach, lie the Highlands of the Hudson, 

This land is to be improved and developed by clearing 
off the over-growth, making first-class roads and building 
high class summer residences. Montelac Park is absolutely 
restricted against any thing which may tend to injure it. 

Anyone desiring information may address " The Monte- 
lac Park," No. 55 Liberty St., New York City. 



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GREENWOOD LAKE GLENS. 

This beautiful and romantic locality is situated at the 
outlet of Greenwood Lake, which precipitates its overflow 
through a series of rapid falls of the most attractive and in- 
teresting character. The surrounding land is covered with, 
a natural growth of evergreens and deciduous trees, afford- 
ing a salubrious atmosphere during the heat of summer. 
Extensive improvements have been made by Messrs. Cooper 
and Hewitt, the owners of the property, in order to provide 
an agreeable and respectable place for excursions, freed 
from the ordinary drawbacks of a promiscuous crowd. 
Shady walks have been constructed on the mountain side 
and along the margin of the stream, and a refreshment 
house of ample proportions has been provided, attached to 
which is a new and beautiful pavilion for dancing and 
other recreations. The view commands the entire lake, 
while on the front of the property, crossing the railroad 
track by a bridge, has been erected a spacious bath with 
ample accommodations and dressing rooms for all who may 
desire to bathe within the house or in the lake. Boats, 
ball grounds, tennis courts, swings and the usual appliances 
for enjoyment have been provided. The domain extends 
to many thousands of acres, and a road will be constructed 
to the station three miles lower down, so that parties who 
may desire to enjoy the ramble may there take the train 
to New York. There is no point east of the Alleghanies 
where the scenery is wilder and more attractive than in 
this favored region, within two hours of the great city of 
New York. 




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